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social realism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An art and film movement that critically portrays the everyday lives of the working class and the poor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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  • Belarusian: сацыя́льны рэалі́зм (sacyjálʹny realízm) — art and film movement that critically portrays the everyday lives of the working class and the poor
  • Russian: социа́льный реали́зм (sociálʹnyj realízm) — art and film movement that critically portrays the everyday lives of the working class and the poor
  • Ukrainian: соціа́льний реалі́зм (sociálʹnyj realízm) — art and film movement that critically portrays the everyday lives of the working class and the poor