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Noun Adjective Modern Relating Postmodern Movements ˌ Post Modern

Title post-modern
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
post·mod·ern
\\ˌpōs(t)-ˈmä-dərn, ÷-ˈmä-d(ə-)rən\\ adjective
 DATE  1925
1. of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one
    postmodern times
    a postmodern metropolis
2.
  a. of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature)
  b. of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language
      postmodern feminism
post·mod·ern·ism \\-dər-ˌni-zəm\\ noun
post·mod·ern·ist \\-nist\\ adjective or noun
post·mo·der·ni·ty \\-mə-ˈdər-ne-tē, -mä- also -ˈder-\\ noun
English Etymology
post-modern
  1949, from post- + modern. Originally in architecture writing; specific sense in the arts emerged 1960s. Postmodernism defined by Terry Eagleton as "the contemporary movement of thought which rejects ... the possibility of objective knowledge" and is therefore "skeptical of truth, unity, and progress."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
postmodern
post·mod·ern / 7pEust5mCdn; NAmE 7poust5mB:dErn / adjective   connected with or influenced by
postmodernism

   后现代主义的;受后现代主义影响的
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
post·modern
\"ˌ\ adjective
Etymology: post- + modern (I)
1. : of, relating to, or being any of several movements (as in art, architecture, or literature) that are reactions against the philosophy and practices of modern movements and that are typically marked by revival of traditional elements and techniques
2. : quintessentially modern :
au courant

post·modernism \"ˌ \ noun
post·modernist \"ˌ \ noun or adjective
post·modernity \"ˌ \ noun

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