NEW WAVE Definition & Meaning

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new wave

noun

a movement, trend, or vogue, as in art, literature, or politics, that breaks with traditional concepts, values, techniques, or the like.
(often initial capital letters)��a group of leaders or representatives of such a movement, especially of French film directors of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
(often initial capital letters)��a largely minimalist but emotionally intense style of rock music, being an outgrowth of punk rock in the late 1970s, typified by spare or repetitive arrangements, and emphasizing energetic, unpolished performance.

New Wave

noun

Also known as: La Nouvelle Vague.��a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques

New Wave

noun

rock music of the late 1970s, related to punk but more complex: sometimes used to include punk

new wave

noun

a movement in art, film-making, politics, etc, that consciously breaks with traditional ideas

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

new-wave adjective
newwaver noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of new wave¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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There were suggestions transfer moves would be downgraded from a Plan A to less expensive alternatives, all while news of a new wave of redundancies to cut costs filtered through.

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Chronic shortages of water are also worsening as desalination and hygiene plants are running out of fuel, and Israel's expanding military offensive causes new waves of displacement.

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Chronic shortages of water in Gaza are worsening as Israel's expanding military offensive causes new waves of displacement - and desalination and hygiene plants are running out of fuel.

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This relationship between generations that grew up listening to the group and those now is all too apparent when it comes to festivals like Cruel World, which celebrates post-punk, new wave, goth and alt-rock.

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The prime minister is set to impose a new wave of sanctions on Russian oil tankers, which are being used to avoid existing sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.

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