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Noun: pentimento (pentimenti)  ,pen-tu'men-tow
  1. The reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)

Derived forms: pentimenti

Type of: painting, picture

Encyclopedia: Pentimento

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