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muralism

[myoo r-uh-liz-uh m]
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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. an artistic movement identified chiefly with the Mexican painters José Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Siqueiros and exemplified by their grand-scale, narrative murals on humanitarian, social, and political themes.
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Origin of muralism

mural + -ism; compare Spanish muralismo
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