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Chiaroscuro Definition & Meaning

chiaroscuro
noun
  1. a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color

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What does chiaroscuro mean?
a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
What part of speech is chiaroscuro?
Chiaroscuro is a noun.

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