dada

C2+ Topic:Time

US /ˈdɑdɑ/ UK /ˈdɑːdɑː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an early-20th-century anti-art movement embracing absurdity; informally, father

The gallery devoted a room to dada collage and photomontage.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an early-20th-century... dadaismdad papa father

Word family

Derived forms dadaistdadaism

Related forms da daddy

Etymology

The art-movement sense was coined in 1916 in Zurich, reputedly chosen at random from a dictionary (French dada, 'hobby-horse'); the 'father' sense is a child's reduplicative word.

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# dada

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɑdɑ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɑːdɑː/

## Meanings
1. an early-20th-century anti-art movement embracing absurdity; informally, father

## Examples
- The gallery devoted a room to dada collage and photomontage.

## Synonyms
- dadaism
- dad
- papa
- father

## Derived Forms
- dadaist
- dadaism

## Related Forms
- da
- daddy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dada

## Etymology
The art-movement sense was coined in 1916 in Zurich, reputedly chosen at random from a dictionary (French dada, 'hobby-horse'); the 'father' sense is a child's reduplicative word.

## AI Etymology
Dada has sense-specific history: the art-movement sense was coined in 1916 in Zurich, reputedly chosen at random from a dictionary (French dada, 'hobby-horse'); the 'father' sense is a child's reduplicative word. Important recorded forms include dada (French). The current sense covers an early-20th-century anti-art movement embracing absurdity; informally, father. The wider family includes derived forms such as dadaist and dadaism and related words such as da and daddy.

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