Word: neorealism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
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Definition: A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life.
Morphemes:
Affix: neo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: contemporary
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νέος
Language: grc
Decoded: neos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: new, fresh
Affix: real
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: That has objective, physical existence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēs
Language: la
Decoded: res
Meaning: matter, thing
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.