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horror vacui -> fear of empty space, fear of the empty

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In visual art, horror vacui (English pronunciation: /ˈhɔrər ˈvɑːkjuːaɪ/; from Latin "fear of empty space", which might be represented by white spots; also cenophobia, pronounced /sɛnəˈfoʊbɪə/, from Greek "fear of the empty") is the filling of the entire surface of a space or an artwork with detail.
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