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Serota tendency

Serota tendency proper noun: a branch of the modern art movement, especially in the UK, as epitomised by art chosen for the Tate and the Turner Prize.

Proper noun

the Serota tendency

  1. (derogatory) A branch of the modern art movement, especially in the UK, as epitomised by art chosen for the Tate and the Turner Prize.

Origin of Serota tendency

Coined by Brian Sewell after Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate.

Questions about Serota tendency

What does Serota tendency mean?
Serota tendency means a branch of the modern art movement, especially in the UK, as epitomised by art chosen for the Tate and the Turner Prize.
What part of speech is Serota tendency?
Serota tendency is a proper noun.

Words near Serota tendency in the dictionary

  1. serosuitable
  2. serosurveillance
  3. serosurveillances
  4. serosurvey
  5. serosurveys
  6. Serota tendency
  7. serotest
  8. serotested
  9. serotesting
  10. serotests
  11. serotherapeutic

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