"verism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: verisms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₁-}}, {{af|en|la:vērus|-ism|t1=true}} Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} verism (countable and uncountable, plural verisms)
  1. (art, literature) Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Literature
    Sense id: en-verism-en-noun-X6-73ER- Topics: art, arts, literature, media, publishing
  2. (art) Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art Synonyms: verismo [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-verism-en-noun-adv3R3bV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Topics: art, arts

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