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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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Da·da or da·da  audio  (dädä) KEY 

NOUN:
A European artistic and literary movement (1916-1923) that flouted conventional aesthetic and cultural values by producing works marked by nonsense, travesty, and incongruity.
ETYMOLOGY:
French dada, hobbyhorse, Dada, of baby-talk origin

OTHER FORMS:
Dada·ism(Noun), Dada·ist(Adjective)(Noun), Dada·istic(Adjective)


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