how to pronounce postmodern
/poʊstˈmɑːdɚn/
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postmodern is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of postmodern in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… is unbelievably postmodern because they …”
meanings of postmodern
adjective:
- 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.
noun:
- A postmodernist.
postmodern frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word postmodern occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics postmodern can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that postmodern can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
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