compressionism

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• com|pres´sion|ist — com|pres|sion|ism «kuhm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a literary style marked by extreme economy in the creation of characters and incidents: »One is compressionism,…a matter of desperate, boxed in themes (London Times). –com|pres´sion|ist,… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pres|sion|ism — «kuhm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a literary style marked by extreme economy in the creation of characters and incidents: »One is compressionism,…a matter of desperate, boxed in themes (London Times). –com|pres´sion|ist, adjective …   Useful english dictionary