n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō st-im- ' pre-sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French postimpressionisme, from post- + impressionisme impressionism
Date: 1910
: a theory or practice of art originating in France in the last quarter of the 19th century that in revolt against impressionism stresses variously volume, picture structure, or expressionism
– Post · im · pres · sion · ist \ - ' pre-sh( ə -)nist \ adjective or noun
– Post · im · pres · sion · is · tic \ - ˌ pre-sh ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective