Definitions for dadaˈdɑ dɑ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Da•daˈdɑ dɑ(n.)
a movement in early 20th-century art and literature whose exponents challenged established canons of art, thought, and morality through nihilist works and outrageous behavior.
Category: Literature, Fine Arts
Origin of dada:
1915–20; < F: hobby horse, childish redupl. of da giddyap
da`da•is′ti•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop(noun)
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
dada, dadaism(noun)
a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
Wiktionary
dada(Noun)
father, dad
Dada(Noun)
A cultural movement that began in Zu00FCrich, Switzerland during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by nihilism, deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, chance, randomness, and the rejection of the prevailing standards in art.
Translations for dada
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tattaAfrikaans
- إلى اللقاءArabic
- довижданеBulgarian
- adeusPortuguese (BR)
- pa, papaCzech
- auf WiedersehenGerman
- hej; bye-byeDanish
- γεια (παιδικός λόγος)Greek
- adiósSpanish
- da-da, aidaaEstonian
- بای بایFarsi
- hei heiFinnish
- au revoir!French
- שָׁלוֹםHebrew
- अन्तिम नमस्कारHindi
- zbogom! do viđenja!Croatian
- selamat berpisahIndonesian
- blessIcelandic
- arrivederci, ciaoItalian
- バイバイJapanese
- ‘빠이빠이’Korean
- ate!Lithuanian
- atā!Latvian
- ta-taMalay
- dadaDutch
- ha det!; morna!Norwegian
- pa-paPolish
- adeusPortuguese
- pa!, ciao!Romanian
- пока!Russian
- pá, pápáSlovak
- papa!Slovenian
- pa paSerbian
- hej då!Swedish
- ลาก่อนThai
- hoşça kalTurkish
- (兒語)再會Chinese (Trad.)
- до побаченняUkrainian
- الوداع، خدا حافظUrdu
- tạm biệtVietnamese
- （儿语）再会Chinese (Simp.)
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