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postmodern
[ pohst-mod-ern ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- extremely modern; cutting-edge:
postmodern kids who grew up on MTV.
postmodern
/ əʊˈɒə /
adjective
- (in the arts, architecture, etc) characteristic of a style and school of thought that rejects the dogma and practices of any form of modernism; in architecture, contrasting with international modernism and featuring elements from several periods, esp the Classical, often with ironic use of decoration
Derived Forms
- DzˈǻԾ, nounadjective
- DzˈǻˌԾ, noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of postmodern1
Example Sentences
Such postmodern servitude liberates only those who “platform” it and profit from it with approval of our national marketer in chief, who hawks his own merchandise online: Bibles, steaks, meme-coins, phony university degrees.
He has been worried about his safety since the publication of The Satanic Verses, his surrealist, postmodern novel that was inspired by the life of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
She has a deep understanding of and a postmodern comfort with cognitive dissonance, with lyrics that describe the affective landscape of the gap between our gestures and expectations.
Beneath the layers of the Wooster Group’s postmodern antics, on the other hand, are only more layers of performance.
"There was a lot of talk during Trump’s first term about how he was the first 'postmodern' president, but a lot of what pundits pointed to was pioneered by the Bush administration."
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