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postmodern

/ˌpoʊstˈmɑː.dɚn/

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adjective

C2formalcommonart/ˌpoʊstˈmɑː.dɚn/

Relating to or characteristic of postmodernism, a late 20th-century movement in art, architecture, and criticism that rejects modernist ideals and embraces fragmentation, irony, and self-reference.

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  1. Relating to postmodernism C1 formal art

    Relating to or characteristic of postmodernism, a late 20th-century movement in art, architecture, and criticism that rejects modernist ideals and embraces fragmentation, irony, and self-reference.

    • The gallery featured a postmodern installation that combined video, sculpture, and text.
    • Postmodern architecture often mixes historical styles in unexpected ways.
    • Her novel is a postmodern work that plays with narrative conventions.

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    Synonyms: postmodernist

    Antonyms: modernmodernist

  • more postmodern comparative form
  • most postmodern superlative form