ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

Synonyms:

Abstract Expressionism; action painting

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Abstract Expressionism" is a kind of...):

art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)

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