Etymology

Kapist

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Today it means: Any of a group of Polish painters of the 1930s who saw art as independent from any historical tradition or symbolism. Full definition →

Polish kapista
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  1. Polish · borrowed fromkapista
  2. English todayKapist

Borrowed from Polish kapista, from KP, the Polish acronym for Paris Committee.

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