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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The loss of cultural complexity due to environmental factors and forms of social interaction. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From neo- + primitivism, taking its name from Aleksandr Shevchenko's book Neo-primitivizm (1913).

Related phrases

art movement

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