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modern art

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, especially those forms that move away from a traditional narrative towards experimentation and conceptual art.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: art, arts

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: art moderne — modern art
  • German: Moderne Kunst — modern art
  • Hawaiian: hana kiʻi hou — modern art
  • Hebrew: אָמָּנוּת מוֹדֶרְנִית (omanút modérnit) — modern art
  • Punjabi: ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਕਲਾ (ādhunik kalā) — modern art
  • Spanish: arte moderno — modern art
  • Ukrainian: модернізм (modernizm) — modern art
  • Welsh: celf fodern — modern art