a style and movement in art, architecture, literature, etc. in the late 20th century that reacts against modern styles, for example by mixing features from traditional and modern styles compare modernism
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NAmE//ˌpoʊstˈmɑdərnɪst//
noun, adjective [usually before noun] postmodernist writingSee postmodernism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: postmodernism