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Callimacheanism

Callimacheanism noun: the aesthetic philosophy of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.

Noun

Callimacheanism (uncountable)

  1. The aesthetic philosophy of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.

Origin of Callimacheanism

From Callimachean + -ism.

Questions about Callimacheanism

What does Callimacheanism mean?
Callimacheanism means the aesthetic philosophy of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.
What part of speech is Callimacheanism?
Callimacheanism is a noun.

Words near Callimacheanism in the dictionary

  1. calligraphy
  2. Callihan
  3. Callihans
  4. Callimachan
  5. Callimachean
  6. Callimacheanism
  7. Callimachian
  8. Callimachus
  9. callimico
  10. callimiconid
  11. callimiconids

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