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noun
A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Alternative form of imagism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: artistic movement, art movement
History
From image + -ism.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
