dot painting

noun

A style of Australian Aboriginal painting using coloured dots.

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Meanings

noundot painting (countable and uncountable, plural dot paintings)

plural dot paintings

  1. countableuncountableA style of Australian Aboriginal painting using coloured dots.
  2. countableA particular painting done in this style.
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APA

dot painting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20painting

MLA

“dot painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20painting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dot painting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20painting.

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