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pentimento

[ pen-tuh-men-toh ]
/ ˌpɛn təˈmɛn toʊ /

noun, plural pen·ti·men·ti [pen-tuh-men-tee]. /ˌpɛn təˈmɛn ti/. Painting.

the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over.

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Origin of pentimento

1900–05; <Italian, equivalent to penti(re) to repent (<Latin paenitēre to regret) + -mento-ment

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British Dictionary definitions for pentimento

pentimento
/ (ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ) /

noun plural -ti (-tiː)

the revealing of a painting or part of a painting that has been covered over by a later painting
the part of a painting thus revealed

Word Origin for pentimento

C20: Italian, literally: correction
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