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avantpop

avantpop noun: an American artistic movement which derived from postmodernism in the 1990s, characterized by the reuse of existing mass media materials (cinema, pop music, television, etc.) in an avant-garde manner.

Noun

avantpop (uncountable)

  1. An American artistic movement which derived from postmodernism in the 1990s, characterized by the reuse of existing mass media materials (cinema, pop music, television, etc.) in an avant-garde manner.

Origin of avantpop

Blend of avant-garde + pop.

Questions about avantpop

What does avantpop mean?
Avantpop means an American artistic movement which derived from postmodernism in the 1990s, characterized by the reuse of existing mass media materials (cinema, pop music, television, etc.) in an avant-garde manner.
What part of speech is avantpop?
Avantpop is a noun.

Words near avantpop in the dictionary

  1. avantgardistic
  2. avantgardists
  3. Avanthis
  4. Avanti
  5. Avantis
  6. avantpop
  7. avants
  8. Avantses
  9. avanturine
  10. avanturines
  11. Avanyo

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