Main Entry: post·mod·ern

Pronunciation: \ˌpōs(t)-ˈmä-dərn, ÷-ˈmä-d(ə-)rən\

Function: adjective

Date: 1925

1 : of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one <postmodern times> <a postmodern metropolis>
2 a : of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature) b : of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language <postmodern feminism>

— post·mod·ern·ism \-dər-ˌni-zəm\ noun

— post·mod·ern·ist \-nist\ adjective or noun

— post·mo·der·ni·ty \-mə-ˈdər-ne-tē, -mä- also -ˈder-\ noun