semiabstract

semiabstract
semiabstract [sem΄ē ab strakt′]
adj.
designating or of a style of art in which an identifiable object is dealt with as an abstraction, as in some cubist works

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sem·i·ab·stract (sĕm'ē-ăb-străktʹ, -ăbʹstrăkt', sĕm'ī-) adj.
Of or relating to an art form characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter.
  sem'i·ab·stracʹtion n.

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