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modernism

/ˈmɒdənɪzəm/noun

उच्चारण मॉडनिज़म

आधुनिकतावाद (कला और साहित्य का आंदोलन)

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a style and movement in art, architecture and literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that rejected traditional forms and tried new ones

    आधुनिकतावाद (कला और साहित्य का आंदोलन)

    • Modernism changed the way novels were written.
    • Le Corbusier's plan for Chandigarh is a famous example of modernism in architecture.
  2. 2

    [U]

    modern ideas or methods, especially in religion, that break with tradition

    आधुनिकता, आधुनिक विचारधारा

    • The clash between tradition and modernism is a theme of many Hindi films.

    Synonyms modernity innovation

    Opposite traditionalism conservatism

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General knowledge

Modernism in English literature is linked with writers such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, who used techniques like the stream of consciousness.

English साहित्य का modernism James Joyce और Virginia Woolf जैसे लेखकों से जुड़ा है, जिन्होंने stream of consciousness जैसी तकनीकों का प्रयोग किया।