pointillism
noun
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a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France
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a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointillist |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | artistic movement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointillist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | genre |