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Definition of: verism
(ver′iz·əm) noun
A style in art and literature that follows the theory that reality should be rigidly represented, even when it is ugly or vulgar. [<L verus true]
—ver′ist noun & adjective
—ve·ris·tic (və·ris′tik) adjective
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