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romanticism
noun(ro-man-ti-cism)
an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
Synonyms: romance,
romanticism
noun(ro-man-ti-cism)
a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Synonyms: romantic movement,
Antonyms: classicism,
romanticism
noun(ro-man-ti-cism)
impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

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