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Nabis
Nabis [ nbi ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
group of French artists: a group of 19th-century French artists, including Pierre Bonnard, who embraced symbolism rather than the naturalism of the impressionist painters
[Mid-20th century. Plural of nabi 'member of the Nabis' < Hebrew nābī 'prophet']
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