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 Definitions of action painting  [ˈæk ʃə nə bəl]  

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Definition of 'action painting' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) action painting
abstract expressionist painting involving typically the free and energetic dribbling or throwing of paint on canvas.

Etymology:  (1950–55, Amer.)

Definition of 'action painting' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Abstract Expressionism, action painting
a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

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