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- noun A
modernist , especially amilitantly devoted supporter ofmodernism
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Examples
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Between 1910-1930, Antoni Gaudí's protégé, César Martinell, designed 40 wine cooperatives in the "modernista" or art-nouveau style in Penedés, a Denominación de Origen south of Barcelona.
Bold Bodegas: Top Architects Change the Face of Spanish Wine 2008
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The "modernista" poet José Asunción Silva (1860-1896) was
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** I do not object to the use of iSi chargers, or any other new-fangled "modernista" culinary maneuvers, as long as it serves a compelling purpose, or add something valuable to the plate.
the ulterior epicure ulterior epicure 2010
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One of the stylistic features of the "modernista" poems in Vallejo's volume of poetry Los Heraldos Negros-considered somewhat taboo at the time-was precisely the addition of erotic lyrics to the descriptions of beautiful landscape.
The Evening Class 2008
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Its 19 rooms are sharp and stylish, minimally decorated but with great floral splashes on the bedspreads, for example, or the occasional baroque headboard, while the original features of the modernista art nouveau building are carefully maintained – typical mosaic floors, high ceilings and moulded cornices.
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Much older than it appears, it was remodelled as a modernista cafe-bar in 1929.
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I urge you to take an objective look around your house — are you a maximal traditionalist or a minimal modernista?
It Sara Ruffin Costello 2010
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Any visit to Barcelona would not be complete without visiting one of the city's modernista Catalan art nouveau bars.
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Much older than it appears, it was remodelled as a modernista cafe-bar in 1929.
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Any visit to Barcelona would not be complete without visiting one of the city's modernista Catalan art nouveau bars.
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