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suprematism

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su⋅prem⋅a⋅tism

  [suh-prem-uh-tiz-uhm, soo-]
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts.
a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by severely simple geometric shapes or forms and an extremely limited palette.
Origin:
< Russ suprematízm (1913) < F suprémat(ie) supremacy + Russ -izm -ism
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su·prem·a·tism   (sŏŏ-prěm'ə-tĭz'ən)   
n.  A school and theory of geometric abstract art that originated in Russia in the early 20th century and influenced constructivism.

[Russian suprematizm, from French suprématie, supremacy, from supremacy.]
su·prem'a·tist adj. & n.
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