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Impressionism

imp·res·sio·nism

UK/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/ US/ˌɪˈmprɛʃʌˌnɪzʌm/ rare

noun

1.

a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

Origin

From French impressionnisme.

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