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academism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈkæd.əˌmɪz.əm/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der. Classical Latin acadēmī̆ader. Middle English Achademia English academy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English academism From academy + -ism.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of academicism
   alt of academicism
   • Contemporary Canadian art suffers from new academisms. […], her reaction is through Keats, Shelley and Byron. Her writing, based on these is perfection itself but still an academism and therefore non-contributive. 1935, “The Artist and His Means of Expression”, in The Canadian Author, volumes 13-15, Canadian Authors Association, page 11:
   • For art, academism is death. Academism is the painting in the manner of some one else, whether that other be Greek or Florentine, […] 1912, Haldane Macfall, A History of Painting: The Modern Genius Part Eight, T. C. and E. C. Jack, page 87:

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