acmeist

/ˈæk.mi.ɪst/

acmeist is the alternative letter-case form of Acmeist.

Adjective capitalized: Acmeist

Acmeist (comparative more Acmeist, superlative most Acmeist)

Of or pertaining to Acmeism, a transient poetic school in Russia in the early 1900s.
- He was Acmeist in spades.1973, Clarence Brown, Mandelstam, Cambridge University Press, published 1978, →ISBN, page 185
- As such, they reveal a central concern in Acmeist practice, but do not necessarily specify qualities which are uniquely Acmeist.1995, Justin Doherty, The Acmeist Movement in Russian Poetry: Culture and the Word, Clarendon Press, page 192

Acmeist (plural Acmeists)

An Acmeist poet, a member of the Acmeist school.
- The Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, who died in 1966 at the age of 77, belongs to the latter category. One of the leading poets of her era, she was a member of the Acmeists, a group of poets who sought—unlike the mystical Symbolists who preceded them—to write about the tangible world.1993 July 11, Jodi Daynard, “In Short: Nonfiction”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

What does acmeist mean?: Acmeist means of or pertaining to Acmeism, a transient poetic school in Russia in the early 1900s.
What is acmeist the alternative letter-case form of?: Acmeist is the alternative letter-case form of Acmeist.
What part of speech is acmeist?: Acmeist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce acmeist?: Acmeist is pronounced /ˈæk.mi.ɪst/.

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