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Postmodern meaning

  1. Relating to what follows the modern era.
  2. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.

Synonyms of Postmodern

Using Postmodern

  • The main meaning on this page is: Relating to what follows the modern era. | Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.
  • Useful related words include: postmodernist, genre.
  • In the example corpus, postmodern often appears in combinations such as: the postmodern, of postmodern, postmodern era.

Context around Postmodern

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Postmodern

  • In this selection, "postmodern" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, music, respects, protean, era, music and jukebox stand out and add context to how "postmodern" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the postmodern era and a protean postmodern confection. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "postmodern" sits close to words such as aficionados, aiadmk and airships, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with postmodern

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought, edited by Judy Lochhead and Joseph Aunder, 27–74. (14 words)

It was collected from King George's Medical University's postmodern department for electric cremation. (15 words)

Postmodern music is not a distinct musical style, but rather refers to music of the postmodern era. (17 words)

In some respects, Postmodern music could be categorized as simply the music of the postmodern era, or music that follows aesthetic and philosophical trends of postmodernism, but with Jameson in mind, it is clear these definitions are inadequate. (38 words)

I became a Postmodern Jukebox fan several years ago after watching their addicting videos that have the band and guest singers perform contemporary pop and rock songs in the style of music from the 1920s to the 50s. (38 words)

Molly (Jourdan Lewanda) serves as the antagonist, disrupting this tight-knit nuclear family with her postmodern — or “ahistorical” as she’s called out for — ideas about Israel, its place in the world, and its treatment of Palestinians. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

In Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought, edited by Judy Lochhead and Joseph Aunder, 27–74.

In some respects, Postmodern music could be categorized as simply the music of the postmodern era, or music that follows aesthetic and philosophical trends of postmodernism, but with Jameson in mind, it is clear these definitions are inadequate.

Postmodern classical music as well is not a musical style, but rather refers to music of the postmodern era.

Postmodern music is not a distinct musical style, but rather refers to music of the postmodern era.

Despite the oft-cited role of military power in creating and maintaining them, individuals have often emerged from the covert realm to play surprisingly significant parts in the making of the postmodern version of empire.

Gender ideology is even harder to define than most terms because it refers to a protean postmodern confection.

In A Field Guide to American Houses, postmodern design is defined as an imitation of “traditional styles, while incorporating these (elements) with new forms and materials,” usually a combination of exaggerated, curved shapes.

This 1960s-style version is performed by Allison Young for Postmodern Jukebox, which the rendition as a "Roy Orbison-esque" remake.

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But in the postmodern era, "kitsch" took on new life, as artists, filmmakers, and designers consciously appropriated these "bad objects" of the past, remixing and revaluing yesterday's detritus.

His lectures also contain such a deconstruction of Postmodern thinkers, Sugrue appears to have developed a following similar to Jordan Peterson’s.

In Jez Butterworth’s melancholy drama and David Henry Hwang’s mischievously postmodern play, stardom is both a lure and a lie.

It was at King BBQ that, for the second time in as many months, I encountered a postmodern take on crab Rangoon.

Molly (Jourdan Lewanda) serves as the antagonist, disrupting this tight-knit nuclear family with her postmodern — or “ahistorical” as she’s called out for — ideas about Israel, its place in the world, and its treatment of Palestinians.

Some, like David Foster Wallace’s encyclopedic postmodern novel seem like a sly comment on the new world OpenAI is helping to create.

From now until Sept. 27, Kaatsbaan is holding an outdoor dance festival, made up mostly of solos and socially distanced duets, ranging from ballet to flamenco to tap to Broadway to postmodern dance.

It was collected from King George's Medical University's postmodern department for electric cremation.

The film turns on warring halves, a presumptive beta (Edward Norton) and his alpha twin (Pitt), who confront consumerism, postmodern anomie and that cult known as masculinity.

Then, for good measure, they’d fastened the heap to the posts with more wire, making it into some sort of postmodern commentary on our hypermobile society.

Even though he drew criticism from techno diehards, his 1999 album brought his postmodern electronica to the masses, especially abroad.

I became a Postmodern Jukebox fan several years ago after watching their addicting videos that have the band and guest singers perform contemporary pop and rock songs in the style of music from the 1920s to the 50s.

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Common combinations with postmodern

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "postmodern" in a sentence?
An example: "In Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought, edited by Judy Lochhead and Joseph Aunder, 27–74." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "postmodern" from authentic English texts.
What does "postmodern" mean?
Postmodern means: Relating to what follows the modern era.
What are synonyms of "postmodern"?
Common synonyms of "postmodern" include: postmodernist, genre.
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