verismo

ve·ris·mo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vuh-riz-moh; Italian ve-reez-maw]
- /vəˈrɪz moʊ; Italian vɛˈriz mɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vuh-riz-moh; Italian ve-reez-maw]
- /vəˈrɪz moʊ; Italian vɛˈriz mɔ/

Definitions of verismo word

noun verismo the use of everyday life and actions in artistic works: introduced into opera in the early 1900s in reaction to contemporary conventions, which were seen as artificial and untruthful. 1
noun verismo a school of composition that originated in Italian opera towards the end of the 19th century, drawing its themes from real life and emphasizing naturalistic elements. Its chief exponent was Puccini 0
abbreviation VERISMO verism 0
noun verismo a style of opera dealing with the lives of common people and usually characterized by violent or tragic situations and highly dramatic performance 0
noun verismo 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. 0

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Origin of verismo

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; < Italian: realism, equivalent to ver(o) true (< Latin vērus) + -ismo -ism

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Parts of speech for Verismo

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verismo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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