Callimacheanism

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Etymology

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Callimachean +‎ -ism

Noun

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Callimacheanism (uncountable)

  1. The aesthetic philosophy of the Ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.
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