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Word: Pentimento
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century (originally in sense ‘sign of an alteration in a literary work’): from Italian, literally ‘repentance’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas
Short Definition:visible trace of earlier painting
Examples:- scientific examination of his drawings has revealed pentimenti
- is it chiaroscuro or pentimento?
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