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neoromanticism

neoromanticism noun: any of various movements in art, architecture, literature, and philosophy, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that exist after and incorporate elements of Romanticism.

Noun

neoromanticism (uncountable)

  1. (capitalized, sometimes) Any of various movements in art, architecture, literature, and philosophy, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that exist after and incorporate elements of Romanticism.
    • I finally decided that the production was a work of neoromanticism, not only because I like a good ten-dollar word, but because the basic struggle here is between the young and the old.1988 February 26, Tom Boeker, “The White Plague”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2020

Forms of neoromanticism

alternative formneo-romanticism
alternative formNeoromanticism
alternative formneo-Romanticism
alternative formNeo-Romanticism

Origin of neoromanticism

From neo- + romanticism.

Questions about neoromanticism

What does neoromanticism mean?
Neoromanticism means any of various movements in art, architecture, literature, and philosophy, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that exist after and incorporate elements of Romanticism.
What part of speech is neoromanticism?
Neoromanticism is a noun.

Words near neoromanticism in the dictionary

  1. neornithine
  2. neornithines
  3. neornithischian
  4. neornithischians
  5. neoromantic
  6. neoromanticism
  7. neoroyalist
  8. neoruscogenin
  9. neos
  10. neosalvarsan
  11. neosartoricin

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