premodern

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Meaning

premodern (not comparable)

Preceding or predating the modern era.
a premodern Chinese sculpture

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Gropius' neologism Bauhaus references both building and the Bauhütte, a premodern guild of stonemasons. citation The early intention was for the Bauhaus to be a combined architecture school, crafts school, and academy of the arts. Source: Internet

Everyday things in premodern Japan: the hidden legacy of material culture. Source: Internet

Influential Chinese Legalist philosopher Shen Buhai may be considered valuable as a rare premodern example of abstract theory of administration. Source: Internet

Mulan's Legend and Legacy in China and the United States (Temple University Press; 2010) 263 pages; Traces literary and other images of Mulan from premodern China to contemporary China and the United States. Source: Internet

At least one contemporary review turns Murray's suggestion of continuity between the premodern witches and contemporary women back on her in an ad hominem attack." Source: Internet

Modern Hebrew is one of the two official languages of Israel (the other being Modern Standard Arabic ), while premodern Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jewish communities around the world today. Source: Internet

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