verism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin verus (true) +‎ -ism.

Noun[edit]

verism (countable and uncountable, plural verisms)

  1. (art, literature) Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
    • 2007, Andrew Shanken, “The Sublime "Jackass"”, in Places, volume 19:
      In place of the high polish and artifice of, say, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass].
  2. (art) Synonym of verismo (19th-century art movement)

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian verismo or French vérisme.

Noun[edit]

verism n (uncountable)

  1. verism

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