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semi-abstract

American

[sem-ee-ab-strakt, -ab-strakt, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈæb strækt, -æbˈstrækt, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

pertaining to or designating a style of painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.

Other Word Forms

semi-abstraction

noun

Etymology

Origin of semi-abstract

First recorded in 1940–45

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semi-abstract

The novel is an epic, but “Behind the South,” while inspired by the book, is largely a mix of ritual theater and semi-abstract dance sections.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

One early painting, the semi-abstract “Salazar Vomiting the Homeland,” excoriated the dictatorship and would have been impossible to display at the time in Portugal.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2022

Artnet said she had been working on a semi-abstract painting early in lockdown that had been "keeping her up at night".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2020

She was a talented artist and did several lovely semi-abstract self-portraits.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2020

And observe that St. John does not, in applying these semi-abstract words to God, attenuate in the slightest degree His personality.

From Christian Mysticism by William Ralph Inge

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