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verism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
verism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

verisms (plural)

Synonyms

verismo

Questions

What does verism mean?
Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
Where does verism come from?
From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

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