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aesthetic distance

noun

Definition of AESTHETIC DISTANCE

:  the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices in and around the work of art to differentiate it psychologically from reality
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First Known Use of AESTHETIC DISTANCE

1938

Rhymes with AESTHETIC DISTANCE

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