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futurism

fu·tur·ism [ fychə rìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. artistic movement valuing technology's beauty: an early 20th-century artistic movement that attempted to express the dynamic nature of the modern age using technology as its subject

2. belief in need to look forward: belief in the need to look to the future rather than reflect on the past, coupled with an optimism that personal and social fulfillment lies in the future


fu·tur·ist noun, adjective
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