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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 metropolis2.
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 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 postmodernpost·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\ adjectiveEtymology: 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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