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