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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life;
[syn: Ashcan School, Eight]

2. early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life;
[syn: Ash Can, Ashcan school]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ashcan School
    n 1: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted
         for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city
         life [syn: Ashcan School, Eight]
    2: early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic
       and sordid scenes of city life [syn: Ash Can, Ashcan
       school]