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modernism

mo·der·nism

US/ˈmɑdɜrˌnɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

2.

the quality of being current or of the present

  • “a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village”
Synonyms
3.

practices typical of contemporary life or thought

Origin

From modern + -ism.

Phrases

  • high modernism

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