divisionism

[ dih-vizh-uh-niz-uhm ]

/ dɪˈvɪʒ əˌnɪz əm /

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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

pointillism.

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Origin of divisionism

First recorded in 1900–05; division + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM divisionism

di·vi·sion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby divisionism

divisibility, divisible, division, division algebra, division algorithm, divisionism, division of labor, division of labour, division ring, division sign, divisive

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How to use divisionism in a sentence

It is not strange when we consider his adherence all his life to so childish a technical programme as Divisionism.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright

British Dictionary definitions for divisionism

divisionism

/ (dɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

the pointillism of Seurat and his followers

Derived forms of divisionism

divisionist, noun, adjective

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