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pre-raphaelitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-raphaelitism
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 19th-century art movement by a group of English artists who sought to reform art by rejecting the academic and idealized style of the Royal Academy, which they felt was influenced too heavily by the artist Raphael; favoring the detailed, realistic, and often medieval or literary-inspired style of art that came "before Raphael".

Uncountable

Etymology

From pre- + Raphael + -ite + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Pre-Raphaelite Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Questions

What does pre-raphaelitism mean?
A 19th-century art movement by a group of English artists who sought to reform art by rejecting the academic and idealized style of the Royal Academy, which they felt was influenced too heavily by the artist Raphael; favoring the detailed, realistic, and often medieval or literary-inspired style of art that came "before Raphael".
Where does pre-raphaelitism come from?
From pre- + Raphael + -ite + -ism.

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