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modernist

adjective, noun [C]
 
 
/ˈmɒd.ən.ɪst/ US  /ˈmɑː.dɚ.nɪst/ specialized

Definition

relating to or a member of the modern art movement: Modernist architecture tries to conquer nature instead of working with it. The design of the new library has been acclaimed by Modernists.Twentieth centuryArt history and artistic movementsArchitectureArtists
(Definition of modernist adjectivenoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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