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hypermodernism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-mod-ernism
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being hypermodern.

Uncountable

noun

An art movement distinguished from modernism and postmodernism chiefly by its extreme and antithetical (inverted) approach.

Uncountable

noun

A school of thought which advocates controlling the centre of the board with distant pieces rather than with pawns, thus inviting the opponent to occupy the centre with pawns which can then become objects of attack.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + modernism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

hypermodernity

Questions

What does hypermodernism mean?
The state or condition of being hypermodern.
Where does hypermodernism come from?
From hyper- + modernism.

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