nouvelle vague
[ noo-vel -vag ]
/ nu vɛl ˈvag /
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noun, plural nou·velles vagues [noo-vel -vag]. /nu vɛl ˈvag/. French.
a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
the films of a group of young French and Italian filmmakers, beginning in the late 1950s, who emphasized conscious manipulation of film techniques and psychological probing instead of plot.
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Origin of nouvelle vague
Literally, “new wave”
Words nearby nouvelle vague
nouveauté, nouvelle, Nouvelle-Calédonie, nouvelle cuisine, nouvelles, nouvelle vague, nov., nova, Novachord, novaculite, Nova Iguaçu
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