linearism

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noun

Linearity; a linear approach or organization.

Scrabble 11

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nounlinearism (countable and uncountable, plural linearisms)

plural linearisms

  1. countableuncountableLinearity; a linear approach or organization.

    Linearism required hundreds of years to catch on, but when it did, it changed the world. In medieval Europe, unidirectional time as outlined by the early Christian theologians remained a relatively arcane idea […]

    2023, Neil Howe, The Fourth Turning is Here, page 31
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    Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […]

    1993, Miklós Boskovits, The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270, volume 1, page 33

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