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simbolista

symbolist

noun seem-boh-LEE-stah Rare

Usage Note

Simbolista refers to an artist or writer belonging to the Symbolist movement of the late 19th century. Like paesaggista, it is epicene: il simbolista / la simbolista. As an adjective it can modify a noun: un poeta simbolista. The movement (simbolismo) flourished in France and Italy in the 1880s–1900s.

Examples

"Klimt è considerato un grande simbolista europeo."

Natural Translation

Klimt is considered a great European symbolist.

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