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modernity

[mo-dur-ni-tee, moh-]

noun

plural

modernities 
  1. the quality of being modern.

  2. something modern.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hypermodernity noun
  • unmodernity noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of modernity1

First recorded in 1620–30; modern + -ity
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Perhaps we could better define modernity as the European drive to control mobility, forcing others to accept their intrusions while denying free mobility to the rest of the world.

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It featured 650 works confiscated from German museums and judged by a panel to represent "decadence," "weakness of character," "mental disease," "racial impurity" and other hallmarks of Weimar-era modernity.

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"Electing the first woman to the role - while not essential - would be powerful and symbolic, affirming Cambridge's commitment to modernity and equality," said Mrs Miller.

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The League Two football club said the circular design in white, black, gold and red brought together its "heritage, ambition and modernity".

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Director Edward Berger told the BBC last year that while the conclave was thought of as "an ancient spiritual ritual", he wanted to bring the participants "into modernity".

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