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alla prima
[ ah-luh-pree-muh ]
/ ˈɑ lə ˈpri mə /
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noun Fine Arts.
a painting technique in which a canvas is completed in one session, often having a thickly applied impasto.
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Origin of alla prima
<Italian: literally, at the first
Words nearby alla prima
all'antica, allantoic, allantoid, allantoin, allantois, alla prima, allargando, all-around, al-Lat, allative, all at once
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How to use alla prima in a sentence
Quel che fa il pazzo all' ultimo, lo fa il savio 40 alla prima—The wise man does that at first which the fool must do at last.
British Dictionary definitions for alla prima
alla prima
/ (ˈɑːlɑː ˈpriːmə) /
adjective
(of a painting) painted with a single layer of paint, in contrast to paintings built up layer by layer
Word Origin for alla prima
C19: from Italian: at once
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