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academism
noun
orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- M
- Contains
- CADEMIS
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈkæd.əˌmɪz.əm
Meaning
Definitions
noun
orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
noun
a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art.
“The setting and treatment of the subject here are typical of his artistic approach, which lies between the idealized academicism of Bouguereau and the social realism of Daumier.”
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Example Sentences
The setting and treatment of the subject here are typical of his artistic approach, which lies between the idealized academicism of Bouguereau and the social realism of Daumier.
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