# symbolist

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #81,886

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature

## Etymology
From French symboliste, coined by French poet Paul Verlaine in 1885.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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