"postmodern" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-postmodern.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: more postmodern [comparative], most postmodern [superlative]
Etymology: From post- + modern. Etymology templates: {{af|en|post-|modern}} post- + modern Head templates: {{en-adj}} postmodern (comparative more postmodern, superlative most postmodern)
  1. (literally) Relating to what follows the modern era. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-postmodern-en-adj-1d9S-qJR Disambiguation of Time: 85 15 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 23 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 58 27 15
  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. Translations (Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism): 後現代 (Chinese Mandarin), 后现代 (hòuxiàndài) (Chinese Mandarin), postmoderní (Czech), postmoderne (Danish), postmodernistinen (Finnish), postmoderne [feminine, masculine] (French), postmodern (German), nachmodern [uncommon] (German), उत्तर-आधुनिक (uttar-ādhunik) (Hindi), posztmodern (Hungarian), póstmódern (Icelandic), postmoderno (Italian), ポストモダン (posutomodan) (Japanese), постмо́дерен (postmóderen) [masculine] (Macedonian), angatuahou (Maori), pós-moderno (Portuguese), posmoderno (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-postmodern-en-adj-ZqlpM66w Disambiguation of 'Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pomo, post-modern Derived forms: postmodernism, postmodernity, postpostmodern, prepostmodern

Noun

Audio: en-us-postmodern.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: postmoderns [plural]
Etymology: From post- + modern. Etymology templates: {{af|en|post-|modern}} post- + modern Head templates: {{en-noun}} postmodern (plural postmoderns)
  1. A postmodernist.
    Sense id: en-postmodern-en-noun-ekxIAi0R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pomo, post-modern

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/En-us-postmodern.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (Mid-Atlantic)"
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    {
      "word": "pomo"
    },
    {
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