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hypermodernism

hypermodernism noun: the state or condition of being hypermodern.

Noun

hypermodernism (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being hypermodern.
    Synonyms:
    hypermodernity
  2. An art movement distinguished from modernism and postmodernism chiefly by its extreme and antithetical (inverted) approach.
  3. A school of thought which advocates controlling the centre of the board with distant pieces rather than with pawns, thus inviting the opponent to occupy the centre with pawns which can then become objects of attack.

Synonyms of hypermodernism

Origin of hypermodernism

From hyper- + modernism.

Questions about hypermodernism

What does hypermodernism mean?
Hypermodernism means the state or condition of being hypermodern.
What part of speech is hypermodernism?
Hypermodernism is a noun.

Words near hypermodernism in the dictionary

  1. hypermnestic
  2. hypermobile
  3. hypermobilities
  4. hypermobility
  5. hypermodern
  6. hypermodernism
  7. hypermodernist
  8. hypermodernists
  9. hypermodernity
  10. hypermodest
  11. hypermodification

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