futurism
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tʃəˌrɪz noun
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( often initial capital letter ) a style of art, literature, music, etc., and a theory of art and life in which violence, power, speed, mechanization or machines, and hostility to the past or to traditional forms of expression were advocated or portrayed.
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futurism (ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an artistic movement that arose in Italy in 1909 to replace traditional aesthetic values with the characteristics of the machine age | |
| 'futurist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Futurism
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example sentences
But for purposes of futurism, growth in educational spending may be more to the point.
For younger people, this is the challenge of a generation--a clash between innovative futurism and pessimism.
The newspaper was a mainstay of the artistic movement known as futurism.
Futurism had a distinct time, place and description, and none of the music offered here fits the last two of these.
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