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verism

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ver·ism  (vrzm)
n.
Realism in art and literature.
[Italian verismo : vero, true (from Latin vrus; see wr-o- in Indo-European roots) + -ismo, system of principles (from Latin -ismus, -ism).]
verist n.
ve·ristic (v-rstk) adj.
verism [ˈvɪərɪzəm]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) extreme naturalism in art or literature
[from Italian verismo, from vero true, from Latin vērus]
verist  n & adj
veristic  adj
Verism
a naturalistic approach, especially in portraiture, in which every wrinkle and flaw of the subject is faithfully reproduced; extreme realism. Cf. Naturalism, Realism. — Verist, n. — Veristic, adj.
See also: Art
the artistic use of commonplace, everyday, and contemporary material in opera, especially some 20th-century Italian and French works, as Louise. — verist, n., adj. — veristic, adj.
See also: Music
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