Acmeism

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/ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/

noun

A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.

OriginRussian акмеи́зм →
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Meanings

nounAcmeism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.

    A manifestation of Russian modernism that comprised those who had “overcome” symbolism, acmeism represents a facet of 20th-century Russian literature without a direct predecessor in Europe.

    2013, Jonathan Stone, “Acmeism”, in Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 9

Origin

  1. Russianакмеи́зм
  2. EnglishAcmeism

From Russian акмеи́зм (akmeízm), from Ancient Greek.

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Translations

Finnish akmeismi
  • akmeismia literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia
Polish akmeizm
  • akmeizma literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia
Portuguese acmeísmo
  • acmeísmoa literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia
Russian акмеи́зм
  • акмеи́зм (akmeízm)a literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia

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Anagrams

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APA

Acmeism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acmeism

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“Acmeism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acmeism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Acmeism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acmeism.

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