verismo
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ve·ris·mo
noun \vā-ˈrēz-(ˌ)mō\Definition of VERISMO
Examples of VERISMO
- <the author of this crime novel uses profuse profanity in the name of verismo, but its effectiveness palls after a couple of chapters>
Origin of VERISMO
Italian
First Known Use: circa 1908
Related to VERISMO
- Synonyms
- literalism, naturalism, realism, representationalism, verisimilitude
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