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symbolist.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

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Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. One who employs symbols.

  2. A symbolist poet or artist.

  3. A proponent of symbolic artificial intelligence.

Where this word comes from

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

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