ve·ris·mo 
(və-rĭzmō)
(və-rĭzmō)n.
1. Verism.
2. An artistic movement of the late 1800s, originating in Italy and influential especially in grand opera, marked by the use of rural characters and common, everyday themes often treated in a melodramatic manner.
[Italian; see VERISM.]
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