POSTMODERN


Meaning of POSTMODERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.