Usually means: Realistic representation in art, literature.
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  1. verism: Merriam-Webster
  2. verism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. verism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. verism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. verism: Wiktionary
  6. verism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. verism: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. verism: Dictionary.com
  9. Verism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. verism: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. verism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. verism: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (verism)

noun:  (art, literature) Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
noun:  (art) Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”)

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