divisionism

[dih-vizh-uh-niz-uh m]

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

pointillism.

Origin of divisionism

First recorded in 1900–05; division + -ism

Related formsdi·vi·sion·ist, noun, adjective

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Historical Examples of divisionism

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

noun

the pointillism of Seurat and his followers

Derived Formsdivisionist, noun, adjective

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