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| fauve [ fōv ] (plural fauves) or Fauve [ fōv ] (plural Fauves) |
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painter of Fauvism movement: an artist belonging to an early 20th-century movement in French painting fauvism characterized by the use of simple forms and bright colors
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| [Early 20th century. < French, "wild, wild animal," via Old French falve "tawny" < Germanic] |
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