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abstractionism

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ab⋅strac⋅tion⋅ism

  [ab-strak-shuh-niz-uhm]
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–noun Fine Arts.
the practice and theory of abstract art.
Origin:
1905–10, for an earlier sense; abstraction + -ism
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ab·strac·tion·ism   (āb-strāk'shə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  The theory and practice of abstract art.
ab·strac'tion·ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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