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ultra-modernist adjective (alsoultramodernist)uk /ˌʌl.trəˈmɒd.ən.ɪst/ us /ˌʌl.trəˈmɑː.dɚ.nɪst/ following the styles or ideas of modernism(= a movement that uses new styles in art, music, dance, etc. in a way that is very different from the traditions of the past) in a very noticeable way: The plans for the museum call for a four-story, ultra-modernist structure made primarily of zinc and glass. The ballet is an ultramodernist work set to the sounds of electronic noise. The skyscraper had an ultramodernist design that stood out from the more classical buildings in the skyline. The jazz saxophonist recorded a number of experimental, ultra-modernist albums in the 1960s. There were concerns about how the public would react to such an ultramodernist design for the building. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Twentieth century art deco Axis Powers D-Day Edwardian flapper Gen Y Gen Z Generation X Georgian interwar modernist Nazi post-depression post-war prohibition speakeasy the Gestapo the roaring twenties WWI WWII |