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IMPRESSIONIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A painter who follows the theories of Impressionism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("impressionist" is a kind of...):

painter (an artist who paints)

Derivation:

Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of Impressionism

Example:

impressionist music

Synonyms:

impressionist; impressionistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)

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