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- [dah-dah]
- /ˈdɑ dɑ/
- /ˈdɑː.ˌdɑː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dah-dah]
- /ˈdɑ dɑ/
Definitions of dada word
- noun dada a nihilistic artistic movement of the early 20th century in W Europe and the US, founded on principles of irrationality, incongruity, and irreverence towards accepted aesthetic criteria 3
- noun dada a movement (1916-22) in painting, sculpture, and literature characterized by fantastic, abstract, or incongruous creations, by rejection of all accepted conventions, and by nihilistic satire 3
- noun dada the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc. 1
- noun dada One’s father. 1
- noun dada (Countable Noun) (childish) Father, dad. 0
- noun dada (Informal) NU (South-east Asia) illegal drugs. 0
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Origin of dada
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; < French: hobby horse, childish reduplication of da giddyap
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Parts of speech for Dada
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dada popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dada usage trend in Literature
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