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plein-air

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plein air or plein-air  (plnâr, pl-nr)
adj.
1. Of or being a style of painting produced out of doors in natural light.
2. Taking place outdoors: plein air dining.
[From French (en) plein air, (in) the open air : en, in + plein, full + air, air.]
plein-air [ˌpleɪnˈɛə (French) plɛnɛr]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or in the manner of various French 19th-century schools of painting, esp impressionism, concerned with the observation of light and atmosphere effects outdoors
[from French phrase en plein air in the open (literally: full) air]
plein-airist  [ˌpleɪnˈɛərɪst] n
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