"plasticism" meaning in English

See plasticism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: plasticisms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English plasticism From plastic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|plastic|-ism|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? 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  1. The state or condition of being plastic. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  2. (art) The plastic quality of certain artworks, and the theory or movement of art that embodies this quality. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  3. The ubiquitous use of plastic. Tags: uncountable, usually
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neoplasticism

Inflected forms

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