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modern
[mod-ern]
adjective
of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote.
modern city life.
characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete.
modern viewpoints.
of or relating to the historical period following the Middle Ages.
modern European history.
of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility.
(initial capital letter)Ìýnew.
Typography.Ìýnoting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as 1234567890.
noun
a person of modern times.
a person whose views and tastes are modern.
Printing.Ìýa type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs.
modern
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adjective
of, involving, or befitting the present or a recent time; contemporary
of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles or schools of art, literature, music, etc, esp those of an experimental kind
belonging or relating to the period in history from the end of the Middle Ages to the present
noun
a contemporary person
printing a type style that originated around the beginning of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by marked contrast between thick and thin strokes Compare old face
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- modernly adverb
- modernness noun
- antimodern adjective
- antimodernly adverb
- antimodernness noun
- hypermodern adjective
- nonmodern adjective
- nonmodernly adverb
- nonmodernness noun
- premodern adjective
- promodern adjective
- pseudomodern adjective
- quasi-modern adjective
- supermodern adjective
- unmodern adjective
- ˈ³¾´Ç»å±ð°ù²Ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ˈ³¾´Ç»å±ð°ù²Ô±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of modern1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
However, the spokesperson said more modern electricity meters would need to be installed before changes could be implemented.
“Wilson fundamentally changed modern music, helping make the Beach Boys not only the defining American band of their era, but also the California band to this day,†Newsom said in a statement.
Calvin Morrill, a professor of law and sociology at UC Berkeley, said most modern protests are nonviolent and highly organized by activists, labor unions and community organizations.
I think it’s safe to say that no other modern presidential administration has come close to treating an individual member of Congress in this way.
Orbán's Hungarian regime has often been characterized as modern authoritarianism or a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy," one in which power is accumulated by the ruling party over time through creative quasi-legal means.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- contemporaryÌý
- currentÌý
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- present-dayÌý
- state-of-the-artÌý
- stylishÌý
When To Use
Modern means relating to the present time, as in modern life. It also means up-to-date and not old, as in modern technology.Apart from these general senses, modern is often used in a more specific way to refer to the current historical period. Even more specifically, it refers to a style or movement in the arts developed during the 1900s and characterized by innovation and experimentation that broke from past traditions. Such art is often described as belonging to the movement of modernism (which is sometimes capitalized).Modern can sometimes be used as a noun referring to a person in modern times, as in The worldviews of ancients and moderns are very different, but this is uncommon.Example: Many people are overwhelmed by the fast pace of the modern workplace.
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