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Conceptismo

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Conceptismo is a noun meaning (literature) A 16th- and 17th-century literary movement in Spain associated with Francisco de Quevedo and characterized by a rapid rhythm, directness, wordplay, and witty metaphors.

Meaning

(literature) A 16th- and 17th-century literary movement in Spain associated with Francisco de Quevedo and characterized by a rapid rhythm, directness, wordplay, and witty metaphors.

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Related dictionary entries include poetology, scriptocentrism, logocentrism, hispanomedievalist, exoterica, poetics.

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