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Whistlerism

Whistlerism noun: the artistic style of the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).

Noun

Whistlerism (uncountable)

  1. The artistic style of the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).

Origin of Whistlerism

From Whistler + -ism.

Questions about Whistlerism

What does Whistlerism mean?
Whistlerism means the artistic style of the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).
What part of speech is Whistlerism?
Whistlerism is a noun.

Words near Whistlerism in the dictionary

  1. whistleless
  2. whistlelike
  3. whistler
  4. Whistleresque
  5. Whistlerian
  6. Whistlerism
  7. whistlers
  8. whistles
  9. whistles Dixie
  10. whistles down the wind
  11. whistles for

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