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neoformalism

neoformalism noun: new Formalism, a late 20th and early 21st century movement in American poetry that promotes a return to metrical and rhymed verse.

Noun

neoformalism (uncountable)

  1. New Formalism, a late 20th and early 21st century movement in American poetry that promotes a return to metrical and rhymed verse.

Origin of neoformalism

From neo- + formalism.

Questions about neoformalism

What does neoformalism mean?
Neoformalism means new Formalism, a late 20th and early 21st century movement in American poetry that promotes a return to metrical and rhymed verse.
What part of speech is neoformalism?
Neoformalism is a noun.

Words near neoformalism in the dictionary

  1. neoflavone
  2. neoflavones
  3. neoflavonoid
  4. neoflavonoids
  5. neofolk
  6. neoformalism
  7. neoformalist
  8. neoformalists
  9. neoformation
  10. neoformations
  11. neoformative

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