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Modernist

Modernist Meaning & Definition
Modernist Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Modernist?

[n] an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
[adj] of or relating to modernism; "modernist paintings"

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See Also | artist | creative person

Modernist In Webster's Dictionary

\Mod"ern*ist\, n. [Cf. F. moderniste.] One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.
\Mod"ern*ist\, n. An advocate of the teaching of modern subjects, as modern languages, in preference to the ancient classics.

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