verisms

/ˈvɪrɪzəmz/
noun
  1. Plural of verism; multiple instances or styles of extreme realism in art or literature.
    • Art historians distinguish between Roman verisms and modern photographic verisms.
    • The gallery displayed several verisms from different centuries.
    • The textbook compared the verisms of ancient sculpture and contemporary cinema.
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