noun. ['ˈmɑːdɝˌnɪzəm'] genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres.
noun. ['ˈmɑːdɝˌnɪzəm'] the quality of being current or of the present.
noun. ['ˈmɑːdɝˌnɪzəm'] practices typical of contemporary life or thought.