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1. abstract expressionism, n. View full entry 1922
...A form of art, typically painting, in which techniques of abstraction are used to convey strong emotional or expressive content; spec. = action paintingaction1....
2. abstract expressionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1929
...A practitioner or exponent of abstract expressionism; (sometimes) spec. = action painteraction1....
3. abstract impressionism, n. View full entry 1950
...Painting which combines characteristics of abstraction and impressionism; esp. a form of painting which resembles the works of the Impressionists, esp. Monet, in brushwork and effect, but has no representational...
4. abstract impressionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1949
...A painter whose work combines characteristics of abstraction and impressionism; spec. a practitioner or exponent of abstract impressionism....
5. achronological, adj. View full entry 1962
...Not arranged in order of time; unchronological....
6. acid house, n. View full entry 1988
...A type of house music popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s, characterized by a fast beat, a spare, hypnotic, synthesized sound, and a distinctive gurgling bass noise. Also: the lifestyle...
7. acid jazz, n. View full entry 1988
...A genre of dance music, first popular within the United Kingdom club subculture of the late 1980s, incorporating elements of jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop....
8. Acmeism, n. View full entry 1913
...The poetic theory or movement of the Acmeists (see Acmeist)....
9. Acmeist, n. and adj. View full entry 1913
...A member of an early 20th-cent. movement in Russian poetry which rejected the values of symbolism in favour of formal technique and clarity of exposition....
10. actant, n. View full entry 1967
...Grammar. A noun or noun phrase involved in the action expressed by a verb....
11. actorish, adj. View full entry 1941
...Characteristic or reminiscent of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical. Cf. actressy...
12. actorly, adj. View full entry 1957
...= actorish...
13. actory, adj. View full entry 1917
...= actorish...
14. adage, n.2 View full entry 1920
...= adagio2a, 2b....
15. -adelic, comb. form View full entry 1967
...Forming adjectives designating something which embodies in a psychedelic way that which is denoted or implied by the first element....
16. ad-lib, v. View full entry 1910
...intr. To speak or perform extempore or without prior rehearsal; to improvise actions, words, music, etc., esp. in the course of a stage or broadcast performance. Also more generally: to improvise;...
17. Afro, adj. and n. View full entry 1938
...African or African-American (esp. of a style of music, clothing, etc.)....
18. Afro-Caribbean, adj. and n. View full entry 1901
...Of, relating to, or designating a person of African descent living in or coming from the Caribbean (esp. the West Indies), or the culture, way of life, or characteristic style of music...
19. Afro-Latin, adj. View full entry 1906
...Of, belonging, or relating to both Africa and the Latin world; of mixed African and Latin culture or origin....
20. Afro-Latin-American, adj. View full entry 1900
...Of, belonging, or relating to both Africa and Latin America; of mixed African and Latin American culture or origin; (esp. of music) incorporating elements of both Latin American and African...
