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verism

noun

Etymology

From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

Definitions

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

    • In place of the high polish and artifice of, say, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass].

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

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