ABSTRACT ART

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation

Synonyms:

abstract art; abstractionism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("abstract art" is a kind of...):

genre (a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstract art"):

op art (a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve)

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