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fragmentism

fragmentism noun: an Italian literary movement, from the period just before the First World War, characterised by the use of short pieces of dramatic prose and fragmentary images.

Noun

fragmentism (uncountable)

  1. An Italian literary movement, from the period just before the First World War, characterised by the use of short pieces of dramatic prose and fragmentary images

Origin of fragmentism

From fragment + -ism.

Questions about fragmentism

What does fragmentism mean?
Fragmentism means an Italian literary movement, from the period just before the First World War, characterised by the use of short pieces of dramatic prose and fragmentary images.
What part of speech is fragmentism?
Fragmentism is a noun.

Words near fragmentism in the dictionary

  1. fragmentised
  2. fragmentiser
  3. fragmentisers
  4. fragmentises
  5. fragmentising
  6. fragmentism
  7. fragmentist
  8. fragmentists
  9. fragmentitious
  10. fragmentization
  11. fragmentizations

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