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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divisionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
di-vi-sion-ism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer.

Uncountable

noun

Support for division of a territory, etc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English division Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English divisionism From division + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

divisionisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

divisionist pointillism

Synonyms

chromoluminarism

Questions

What does divisionism mean?
The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer.
Where does divisionism come from?
Etymology tree English division Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English divisionism From division + -ism.

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