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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
Other Word Forms
- DzˈǻԾ noun
- DzˈǻˌԾ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of postmodern1
Example Sentences
There’s a twisted, postmodern “Canterbury Tales”-like quality to these proceedings: Like medieval pilgrims, its central characters are each on a journey they hope will change their lives.
But “Until Dawn” is also influenced by postmodern, self-referential stuff like “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Happy Death Day” that play with form and expectations.
As for the posts, they tend to be memes so swirled with sincerity and irony that they border on postmodern.
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.
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