iceberg theory

English

Etymology

An allusion to the greater part of an iceberg being hidden below the water.

Noun

iceberg theory (uncountable)

  1. (literature) A minimalist literary approach used by Ernest Hemingway, according to which the writer should omit as much as possible, leaving the reader to infer it.
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