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noun
A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: art, arts
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noun
A theory of international relations based on the idea that power is the most important factor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: political-science, social-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism English neorealism From neo- + realism.
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