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Cubist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkjuːbɪst/ (UK)
  • /ˈkjubəst/ (US)

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to cubism.
    • Her most notable feature is her eyes, which are distinctly uneven—the left one is a good quarter-inch higher than the right. Despite this Cubist touch, Shannen's face is particularly inexpressive. 1993 November 14, Lynn Hirschberg, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair:

Forms

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cubist alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

post-Cubist

Translations (10)

es cubista (of, or pertaining to cubism) · pt cubista (of, or pertaining to cubism) · sv kubistisk (of, or pertaining to cubism) · ga ciúbaíoch (of, or pertaining to cubism) · de kubistisch (of, or pertaining to cubism) · ca cubista (of, or pertaining to cubism) · fi kubistinen (of, or pertaining to cubism) · hu kubista (of, or pertaining to cubism) · ro cubist (of, or pertaining to cubism) · nl kubistisch (of, or pertaining to cubism)

Cubist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkjuːbɪst/ (UK)
  • /ˈkjubəst/ (US)

Meanings

  1. An artist who works in the style of cubism.
    • To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century." 1999 December 27, Frederic Golden, “Albert Einstein (1879-1955): Person of the century”, in CNN:

Forms

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cubist alternative lexicographic
Cubists Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

post-Cubist

Translations (11)

ca cubista (artist) · ro cubist (artist) · sv kubist (artist) · de Kubist (artist) · hu kubista (artist) · de Kubistin (artist) · fi kubisti (artist) · es cubista (artist) · pt cubista (artist) · ga ciúbaí (artist) · ro cubistă (artist)