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mod·ern·ism
modernism
pronunciation:
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part of speech:
noun
definition 1:
the tendency to value or adhere to that which is contemporary or modern.
definition 2:
(sometimes cap.) in writing, painting, music, and other arts, the use of forms and styles to reflect the social and philosophical fragmentation of modern life.
derivations:
modernist (adj.), modernistic (adj.), modernist (n.)
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