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imaginism

/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪ(ˌ)nɪzəm/

imaginism noun: a Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.

Noun

imaginism (uncountable)

  1. A Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.

Origin of imaginism

From Russian имажини́зм (imažinízm), from Latin imāgō (“image, representation”).

Questions about imaginism

What does imaginism mean?
Imaginism means a Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.
What part of speech is imaginism?
Imaginism is a noun.
How do you pronounce imaginism?
Imaginism is pronounced /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪ(ˌ)nɪzəm/.

Words near imaginism in the dictionary

  1. imaginifies
  2. imaginify
  3. imaginifying
  4. imagining
  5. imaginings
  6. imaginism
  7. imaginist
  8. imaginists
  9. imaginitis
  10. imaginous
  11. imagins

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