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Acmeism

/ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/

Acmeism noun: a literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.

Noun

Acmeism (uncountable)

  1. A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.
    • A manifestation of Russian modernism that comprised those who had “overcome” symbolism, acmeism represents a facet of 20th-century Russian literature without a direct predecessor in Europe.2013, Jonathan Stone, “Acmeism”, in Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 9

Origin of Acmeism

From Russian акмеи́зм (akmeízm), from Ancient Greek.

Words formed from Acmeism

Questions about Acmeism

What does Acmeism mean?
Acmeism means a literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.
What part of speech is Acmeism?
Acmeism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Acmeism?
Acmeism is pronounced /ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/.

Words near Acmeism in the dictionary

  1. acmaeids
  2. acmatic
  3. ACMC
  4. ACMD
  5. acme
  6. Acmeism
  7. acmeist
  8. acmeists
  9. acmes
  10. acmesthesia
  11. ACMH

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