Definitions for verismovəˈrɪz moʊ, -ˈriz-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ve•ris•movəˈrɪz moʊ, -ˈriz-(n.)
a style of 19th-century Italian opera typically stressing verism of setting and character.
Category: Music and Dance, Foreign Term
Origin of verismo:
1905–10; < It
Wiktionary
verismo(Noun)
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
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