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(noun) art and literature that represents events and social conditions as they actually are (without idealization) |
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Related Words: genre |
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(noun) the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth |
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Related Words: practicality |
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(noun) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived |
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Synonyms: naive realism |
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Related Words: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
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(noun) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names |
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Synonyms: Platonism |
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Related Words: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
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(noun) an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description |
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Synonyms: naturalism |
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Related Words: art movement, artistic movement |
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(noun) the state of being actual or real: "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" |
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Synonyms: reality, realness |
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Related Words: actuality, fact |
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