German-English translation for "postmodern"

"postmodern" English translation

postmodern
Adjektiv | adjective adj

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  • postmodern
    postmodern
    postmodern
postmodern
Femininum | feminine f

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examples
It was playful, allusive, and edgy – in short, post-modern.
Sie war verspielt, verblümt und kantig kurz gesagt: postmodern.
Source: News-Commentary
The post-modern realities of our grave present make a mockery of modernity.
Die postmodernen Realitäten unserer düsteren Gegenwart machen die Moderne zum Spottobjekt.
Source: News-Commentary
But sometimes this desire seems overwhelming in post-modern democracies everywhere.
Manchmal jedoch scheint dieser Wunsch in allen postmodernen Demokratien überwältigend zu werden.
Source: News-Commentary
There is no such thing, the post-modern critic believes, as independence of thought.
Die postmodernen Kritiker glauben, dass es so etwas wie Unabhängigkeit des Denkens nicht gibt.
Source: News-Commentary
That is pre-modern talk in today's post-modern Europe.
Das ist prämodernes Gerede im heutigen postmodernen Europa.
Source: Europarl
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