Word Frequency
Dada (ˈdɑːdɑː
) or Dadaism (ˈdɑːdɑːˌɪzəm
)
Definitions
noun
- a nihilistic artistic movement of the early 20th century in W Europe and the US, founded on principles of irrationality, incongruity, and irreverence towards accepted aesthetic criteria
Derived Forms
ˈDadaist noun, adjectiveˌDadaˈistic adjective
ˌDadaˈistically adverb
Word Origin
C20: from French, from a children's word for hobbyhorse, the name being arbitrarily chosenExample Sentences Including 'Dadaism'
CRICKET Dadaism : Cap'n Can't Duck He's been called the most successful Indian captain.Outlook India (2005)
While Laura was still assimilating the concept of Dadaism , Kitty had gone on to speak of Simon Guttman himself.The Image of Laura
`Libbelism' was really a form of subversive performance art, and `Jink' a kind of Dadaism avant la lettre, set in 1870s Edinburgh.ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (2005)
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