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divisionism

[ dih-vizh-uh-niz-uhm ]
/ dɪˈvɪʒ əˌnɪz əm /

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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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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