Acmeism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.

Pronunciation

/ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/

Word forms

Acmeism

Etymology

From Russian акмеи́зм (akmeízm), from Ancient Greek.

Derived words

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