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Meaning of Acmeism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/

Definitions

A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi akmeismi
Polski akmeizm
Português acmeísmo
Русский акмеизм

Examples

“A manifestation of Russian modernism that comprised those who had “overcome” symbolism, acmeism represents a facet of 20th-century Russian literature without a direct predecessor in Europe.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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