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clair-ob·scure
/
ˈklɛər
əbˈskyʊər
/
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[
klair
-
uh
b-
sky
oo
r
]
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noun
chiaroscuro.
Also,
clare-obscure.
Origin:
1710–20;
<
French,
translation of
Italian
chiaroscuro
chiaroscuro
;
see
clear
,
obscure
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clair-obscure
(ˌklɛərəbˈskjʊə)
—
n
another word for
chiaroscuro
[C18: from French, literally: clear-obscure]
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