English Explanatory Dictionary

verism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
  2. Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”).

Word forms

verism verisms

Etymology

From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

Synonyms

verismo
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