semi-abstract

semi-abstract
semi-abstraction /sem'ee ab strak"sheuhn, sem'uy-/, n.
/sem'ee ab"strakt, -ab strakt", sem'uy-/, adj.
pertaining to or designating a style of painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.
[1940-45]

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