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divisionist

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di⋅vi⋅sion⋅ism

  [di-vizh-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
pointillism.
Origin:
1900–05; division + -ism

Related forms:
di⋅vi⋅sion⋅ist, noun, adjective
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di·vi·sion·ism   (də-vĭzh'ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  A branch of neoimpressionism in which colors are divided into their components and mechanically arranged so that the eye organizes the shape.
di·vi'sion·ist n.
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