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单词 verism
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verism

[ veer-iz-uhm, ver- ]
/ ˈvɪər ɪz əm, ˈvɛr- /
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noun

the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.

Origin of verism

1890–95; <Latin vēr(um) truth + -ism; cf. verismo

OTHER WORDS FROM verism

verist, noun, adjectiveve·ris·tic, adjective

Words nearby verism

verified, verify, verily, verisimilar, verisimilitude, verism, verismo, Veríssimo, veritable, veritas, vérité
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British Dictionary definitions for verism

verism
/ (ˈvɪərɪzəm) /

noun

extreme naturalism in art or literature

Derived forms of verism

verist, noun, adjectiveveristic, adjective

Word Origin for verism

C19: from Italian verismo, from vero true, from Latin vērus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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