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new wave Definition

new wave

noun

any of various new or experimental trends or movements, as in the arts or popular culture

Etymology: calque of Fr nouvelle vague; see wave,

new wave Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • action: It has seen a new wave of legal actions against perpetrators and on behalf of survivors.
  • research: Announcements about an exciting new wave of exciting research by RCPCH and AYME will also be released this year.
  • activity: A new wave of activity will grow the group from 170 to 250 shops within 3 years.
  • application: Another new wave of configuration applications is beginning to emerge suited to ' mass customisation ' applications.
  • 1960s: Her research centers on cinematic realism, the new waves of the 1960s and contemporary new cinemas of the world.

Converse of object

  • see: It has seen a new wave of legal actions against perpetrators and on behalf of survivors.

Adjective modifier

  • whole: And by now there was a whole new wave of Brighton bands and punk venues, which were bursting at the seams.
  • current: The current new wave of Fixed-Mobile Convergence is set to change this perception radically.
  • next: Every week the press was on the lookout for the next new wave.