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new wave
noun
- a movement, trend, or vogue, as in art, literature, or politics, that breaks with traditional concepts, values, techniques, or the like.
- (often initial capital letters) a group of leaders or representatives of such a movement, especially of French film directors of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Compare nouvelle vague.
- (often initial capital letters) a largely minimalist but emotionally intense style of rock music, being an outgrowth of punk rock in the late 1970s, typified by spare or repetitive arrangements, and emphasizing energetic, unpolished performance.
new wave
1noun
- a movement in art, film-making, politics, etc, that consciously breaks with traditional ideas
New Wave
2noun
- the New Wavea movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques Also known asLa Nouvelle Vague
New Wave
3noun
- rock music of the late 1970s, related to punk but more complex: sometimes used to include punk
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ա-ɲ adjective
- Աwİ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of new wave1
Example Sentences
However, it was 1978's Parallel Lines that made them household names, powered by new wave hits like One Way Or Another and the disco grooves of Heart of Glass.
The new wave indie songwriter was there as the support act for Sabrina Carpenter, just a week after her first Brit Awards, where she was nominated for artist of the year.
He said every time he hears of yet another person from the community who died, he experiences a new wave of grief.
“I’m not sure if this is a new wave, but we do know that the new party drugs have been changing,” said Laura Guzman, executive director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition.
The fragile truce had mostly held until now, but this new wave of attacks suggests plans for a permanent end to the war may be off the table.
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