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modernism

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English

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Etymology

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From modern +‎ -ism.

Noun

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modernism (countable and uncountable, plural modernisms)

  1. (uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
  2. (countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
  3. Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.
    • 2004 May, Thomas Mallon, “Hoosiers”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      Penrod is so referential as to be almost a work of postmodernism—assuming Tarkington could have imagined such a thing with modernism itself just beginning to steamroll over him.
  4. A religious movement in the early 20th century, condemned as heretical by Pope Pius X, which tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French modernisme.

Noun

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modernism n (plural modernisme)

  1. modernism

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative modernism modernismul modernisme modernismele
genitive-dative modernism modernismului modernisme modernismelor
vocative modernismule modernismelor

Swedish

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Etymology

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modern +‎ -ism

Noun

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modernism c

  1. modernism

Declension

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Declension of modernism
nominative genitive
singular indefinite modernism modernisms
definite modernismen modernismens
plural indefinite
definite
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