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pentimento

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

Words nearby pentimento

pentene, Penthesileia, Pentheus, penthouse, Penticton, pentimento, pentito, Pentland Firth, pentlandite, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium
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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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