hypermodernism

noun — 3 senses

hypermodernism

noun

Etymology From hyper- + modernism.

1

The state or condition of being hypermodern.

2

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

3

Board games, Chess, Games 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.

Synonyms
hypermodernity

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