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postirony

postirony is the alternative form of post-irony.

Meaning of post-irony

Noun

post-irony (countable and uncountable, plural post-ironies)

  1. A state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.
  2. A return from irony to earnestness.

Forms of postirony

pluralpostironies

Origin of postirony

From post- + irony.

Questions about postirony

What is postirony the alternative form of?
Postirony is the alternative form of post-irony.

Words near postirony in the dictionary

  1. postinvasive
  2. postique
  3. postiques
  4. postironic
  5. postironies
  6. postirony
  7. postirradiated
  8. postirradiation
  9. postischaemic
  10. postischemia
  11. postischemic

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