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fau·vism
![](/images/syllable_hide.gif) fauvism
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- pronunciation:
- fo
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- features:
- 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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