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chosisme

American  
[shaw-zeez-muh] / ʃɔˈziz mə /

noun

  1. a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.

Etymology

Origin of chosisme

< French, equivalent to chose thing ( chose 2 ) + -isme -ism

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