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pointillism

noun

NAmE//ˈpɔɪntəˌlɪzəm//

, NAmE//ˈpwæntəˌlɪzəm//

[uncountable]

a style of painting that was developed in France in the late 19th century in which very small dots of color are used to build up the picture

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pointillist

NAmE//ˈpɔɪntəlɪst//

, NAmE//ˈpwæntəlɪst//

adjective

pointillist

noun Seurat, the French pointillistSee pointillism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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