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neo-Western

neo-Western noun: a subgenre of the Western genre that includes contemporary settings and uses Old West themes, archetypes, and motifs.

Noun

neo-Western (plural neo-Westerns)

  1. A subgenre of the Western genre that includes contemporary settings and uses Old West themes, archetypes, and motifs.
    • In conversation with Cawelti's delineation, we now experience a revitalized genre, the neo-Western. Questions arise: Does the neo-Western signify a point in time when civilization has become so thoroughly corrupted and co-opted that savagery and lawlessness experience an inclining surge, creating a...2019, Douglas Brode, Shea T. Brode, editors, The Twenty-First-Century Western: New Riders of the Cinematic Stage, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 245
    Synonyms:
    contemporary Western, post-Western

Synonyms of neo-Western

  • contemporary Western
  • post-Western

Forms of neo-Western

pluralneo-Westerns

Questions about neo-Western

What does neo-Western mean?
Neo-Western means a subgenre of the Western genre that includes contemporary settings and uses Old West themes, archetypes, and motifs.
What part of speech is neo-Western?
Neo-Western is a noun.
What is the plural of neo-Western?
The plural of neo-Western is neo-Westerns.

Words near neo-Western in the dictionary

  1. neo-ultramontanist
  2. neo-ultramontanists
  3. neo-vernacular
  4. neo-Victorian
  5. neo-Victorians
  6. neo-Western
  7. neo-Westerns
  8. neo-Zionism
  9. neo-Zionist
  10. neo-Zionists
  11. neoabietic

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