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postmodernism


Definition of postmodernism

noun

[mass noun]
  • a late 20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories.

Derivatives

postmodernist

noun & adjective

postmodernity

Pronunciation: /-ˈdəːnɪti/

noun

postmodernism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of postmodernism in the US English dictionary