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dada
| dadaism
| daddy
| daddy longlegs
| dado
| dado plane
dada
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dada has 2 senses
- dada(n = noun.person) dad, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk; Array is a kind of begetter, father, male parent
- dada(n = noun.group) dadaism - 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; Array is a kind of art movement, artistic movement
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dada, n. an early 20th-c. international movement in art, literature, music, and film, repudiating and mocking artistic and social conventions.
Derivative
Dadaism n. Dadaist n. & adj. Dadaistic adj.
Etymology
F (the title of an early 20th-c. review) f. dada hobby-horse
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