Kapist

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noun

Any of a group of Polish painters of the 1930s who saw art as independent from any historical tradition or symbolism.

OriginPolish kapista →
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Meanings

nounKapist (plural Kapists)

plural Kapists

  1. Any of a group of Polish painters of the 1930s who saw art as independent from any historical tradition or symbolism.

Origin

  1. Polishkapista
  2. EnglishKapist

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

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APA

Kapist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kapist

MLA

“Kapist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kapist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kapist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kapist.

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