WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tach•ism
(tash′iz əm),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
tach′ist, ta•chiste
(Fr. ta shēst′),USA pronunciation n., adj.
- Fine ArtSee action painting (def. 1).
- Gothic taikns mark, akin to token) + -isme -ism
- Vulgar Latin *tacca, probably
- French tachisme, equivalent. to tache spot, (
- 1950–55;
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