To pronounce "post-modern", say POSTM-od-ern — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"post-modern" has 3 syllables: postm-od-ern.
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"Post-modern" has 3 syllables: postm · od · ern.
Post-modern: Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.
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