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Westernism

Westernism

7.7
Themes and style from cowboy stories and films, like lone heroes and dusty towns
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛstərnɪzəm/
  • Literature
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  • The film was celebrated for its authentic portrayal of westernism through its cowboy characters and vast landscapes.

Examples

  • Literature often captures westernism by emphasizing the struggle between good and evil in the Wild West setting.

  • Many songs in the country music genre reflect elements of westernism, such as themes of ruggedness and freedom.

  • They identify with "rugged westernism," whatever that is.

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Synonyms

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  • Archaic
9.9

Like a Western film with cowboys and dusty towns

is broader covering themes and stylistic features across literature film and music

How Western

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63 4.3
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  • Archaic
9.9
Westernism
  • Literature
7.7

Surface Forms

Westernism singular
Westernisms plural

Morphology

Westernism = western (semi-transparent) = western + ism

Formally transparent as 'western' + '-ism', but the sense 'stylistic features of the Western (cowboy) genre' is a domain-specific artistic meaning and learners may expect '-ism' primarily to indicate doctrines or movements.

Etymology

Westernism comes from Western, the name for cowboy stories and films about the 'west', and -ism, meaning a 'style' or 'set of ideas' like in modernism. So Westernism can mean the themes and style typical of the Western (cowboy) genre.