English Explanatory Dictionary

imaginism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪ(ˌ)nɪzəm/

Word forms

imaginism

Etymology

From Russian имажини́зм (imažinízm), from Latin imāgō (“image, representation”).

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