verismo

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noun

An artistic movement, from 19th-century Italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner

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Meanings

nounverismo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn artistic movement, from 19th-century Italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner

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verism

Origin

Italian

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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