antihistoricism

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noun

Any aesthetic, such as futurism in architecture, that rejects traditions and historicism.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounantihistoricism (countable and uncountable, plural antihistoricisms)

plural antihistoricisms

  1. countableuncountableartAny aesthetic, such as futurism in architecture, that rejects traditions and historicism.

Origin

Translations

Portuguese anti-historicismo
  • anti-historicismoany aesthetic that rejects traditions and historicism
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APA

antihistoricism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihistoricism

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Chicago

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