"Dadaist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɑːdɑːɪst/ [UK] Forms: dadaist [alternative]
Etymology: From Dada + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Dada|-ist}} Dada + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Dadaist (not comparable)
  1. In the style of Dada. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Dadaist-en-adj-WM~QUC7F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Artists Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Artists: 46 54

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑːdɑːɪst/ [UK] Forms: Dadaists [plural], dadaist [alternative]
Etymology: From Dada + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Dada|-ist}} Dada + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dadaist (plural Dadaists)
  1. An artist or writer who practiced Dada.
    Sense id: en-Dadaist-en-noun-LnwFhHRL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Artists, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Artists: 46 54 Disambiguation of People: 42 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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