adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō s(t)- ' mä-d ə rn, ÷- ' mä-d( ə -)r ə n
Function: 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 \ -d ə r- ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun
– post · mod · ern · ist \ -nist \ adjective or noun
– post · mo · der · ni · ty \ -m ə - ' d ə r-ne-t ē , -mä- also - ' der- \ noun