pre-raphaelite

Pre-Raph·a·el·ite

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pree-raf-ee-uh-lahyt, -rey-fee-]
- /priˈræf i əˌlaɪt, -ˈreɪ fi-/
- /ˌpriːˈræf.əl.aɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-raf-ee-uh-lahyt, -rey-fee-]
- /priˈræf i əˌlaɪt, -ˈreɪ fi-/

Definitions of pre-raphaelite word

noun pre-raphaelite any of a group of English artists (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) formed in 1848, and including Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who aimed to revive the style and spirit of the Italian artists before the time of Raphael. 1
adjective pre-raphaelite of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelites. 1
countable noun pre-raphaelite The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of British painters in the nineteenth century who painted mainly scenes from medieval history and old stories. 0
adjective pre-raphaelite Pre-Raphaelite art was created by the Pre-Raphaelites. 0
adjective pre-raphaelite If you say that a woman looks Pre-Raphaelite, you mean that she looks like a character in a Pre-Raphaelite painting, for example because she has long wavy hair. 0
noun pre-raphaelite a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an association of British painters and writers including Rossetti, Holman Hunt, and Millais, founded in 1848 to combat the shallow conventionalism of academic painting and revive the fidelity to nature and the vivid realistic colour that they considered typical of Italian painting before Raphael 0

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Origin of pre-raphaelite

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; pre- + Raphael + -ite1

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pre-raphaelite popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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