˜yÐÄvlog

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synthetism

/ ˈ²õɪ²Ôθɪˌ³Ùɪ³úÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. often capital the symbolism of Gauguin and the Nabis, who reacted against the impressionists and realists by seeking to produce brightly coloured abstractions of their inner experience
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²â²Ô³Ù³ó±ð³Ù¾±²õ³Ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of synthetism1

C19: from Greek sunthetos composite; see synthetic
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Even where color occupies in painting the place attributed to outline in sculpture, there are in these two manifestations of mental images--and in spite of the synthetism peculiar to painting,--striking similitudes.

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