Meaning & use
modernism
A movement in art, architecture, and literature that deliberately broke from traditional styles in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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The professor's lecture traced how modernism rejected ornate Victorian styles in favor of simplicity.
The city's skyline still reflects the clean lines and glass facades typical of modernism.
A note on using this word
Modernism refers to this specific historical artistic movement, not simply anything that seems new or contemporary.
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Words with an opposite meaning
traditionalism
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