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divisionism

noun

Etymology

From division + -ism.

  1. derived from divisio
  2. derived from division
  3. inherited from divisioun
  4. suffixed as divisionism — “division + ism”

Definitions

  1. The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors'…

    The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer.

    • The method, variously called pointillism, divisionism (separated colours) or neoimpressionism, is especially effective in the half-dozen monumental paintings Seurat considered his toiles de lutte (battle-canvases).

  2. Support for division of a territory, etc.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA