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Acmeist
(Acme|ist)
Pronunciation:
/ˈakmiːɪst/
adjective
relating to or denoting an early 20th-century movement in Russian poetry which rejected the values of symbolism in favour of formal technique and clarity of exposition. Notable members were Anna Akhmatova and Osip Mandelstam.
noun
a member of the Acmeist movement.
Derivatives
Acmeism
noun
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