tachism
American
[tash-iz-uhm]
/ ˈtæʃ ɪz əm /
French
tachisme
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tachism
1950–55; < French tachisme, equivalent to tache spot, (< Vulgar Latin *tacca, probably < Gothic taikns mark, akin to token ) + -isme -ism
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