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vorticism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
vor-ti-cism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From vortex + -ism, attributed to Ezra Pound.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vorticisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vortex vorticist vorticistic

Questions

What does vorticism mean?
A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.
Where does vorticism come from?
From vortex + -ism, attributed to Ezra Pound.

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