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OP ART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does op art mean?
• OP ART (noun)
The noun OP ART has 1 sense:
1. a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve
Familiarity information: OP ART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("op art" is a kind of...):
abstract art; abstractionism (an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation)
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