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symbolist

Symbolist (adj) means of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature.

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Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature
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Etymology

From French symboliste, coined by French poet Paul Verlaine in 1885.

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"symbolist" (adj) means of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature.

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