adj
Meaning 1
Representing the latest and most advanced style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trendy, faddish
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
New Wave
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of several movements in music and film which are or were considered cutting edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: new wave
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: avant-garde, vanguard, van
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artistic movement, art movement
noun
Meaning 5
an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Nouvelle Vague
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artistic movement, art movement
History
Etymology
Calque of French Nouvelle Vague.