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Whitmanism

Whitmanism noun: the literary style and approach of the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).

Noun

Whitmanism (uncountable)

  1. The literary style and approach of the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).

Origin of Whitmanism

From Whitman + -ism.

Questions about Whitmanism

What does Whitmanism mean?
Whitmanism means the literary style and approach of the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
What part of speech is Whitmanism?
Whitmanism is a noun.

Words near Whitmanism in the dictionary

  1. Whitmaniacs
  2. Whitmanian
  3. Whitmanians
  4. Whitmanic
  5. Whitmanish
  6. Whitmanism
  7. Whitmanite
  8. Whitmanites
  9. Whitmanize
  10. Whitmanized
  11. Whitmanizes

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