Nabis
/ (French nabi) /
pl n singular -bi (-bi)
a group of French artists much influenced by Gauguin, including Bonnard and Vuillard, who reacted against the naturalism of the impressionistsSee also synthetism
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Word Origin for Nabis
C19: French, from Hebrew nābhi prophet
Words nearby Nabis
Nabataean, nabe, Naberezhnye Chelny, nabi, nabilone, Nabis, nabla, Nablus, nabob, Nabokov, Nabokovian
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