First Known Use: 1892
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verism
noun ve·rism \ˈvir-ˌi-zəm, ˈver-\
Definition of VERISM
: artistic use of contemporary everyday material in preference to the heroic or legendary especially in grand opera
— ve·rist \-ist\ noun or adjective
— ve·ris·tic \vir-ˈis-tik, ver-\ adjective
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Origin of VERISM
Italian verismo, from vero true, from Latin verus
Rhymes with VERISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, Whiggism, Yahwism
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