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cubism


cub·ism

noun, often capitalized \ˈkyü-ˌbi-zəm\

Definition of CUBISM

: a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects
cub·ist \-bist\ noun or adjective often capitalized
cu·bis·tic \kyü-ˈbis-tik\ adjective

First Known Use of CUBISM

1911

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