tachiste

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noun

An artist working in the style of tachism.

OriginFrench tachiste →
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Meanings

nountachiste (plural tachistes)

plural tachistes · alternative tachist

  1. An artist working in the style of tachism.

Origin

  1. Frenchtachiste
  2. Englishtachiste

Borrowed from French tachiste, from tache + -iste.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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