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fau·vism
 fauvism
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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
(sometimes cap.) in early twentieth-century painting, an expressionistic development, esp. French, involving the juxtaposition of different bold colors and sometimes the distortion of form.
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| derivations: |
fauve (n.), fauvist (n.) |
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