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modern

mo·dern

UK/ˈmɒd.ən/ US/ˈmɒd.n̩/ common
adjective (5) noun (2)

adjective

1.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

  • “modern art”
  • “modern furniture”
  • “modern history”
  • “totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric”
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2.

relating to a recently developed fashion or style

  • “their offices are in a modern skyscraper”
  • “tables in modernistic designs”
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3.

characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

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4.

ahead of the times

  • “the advanced teaching methods”
  • “had advanced views on the subject”
  • “a forward-looking corporation”
  • “is British industry innovative enough?”
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5.

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

  • “Modern English”
  • “New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew”
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noun

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2.

a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

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Origin

From Middle French moderne, from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”), originally ablative of modus (“measure”); hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.

Phrases

  • as modern as next week
  • early modern
  • European early modern human
  • late modern
  • liquid modern
  • mid-century modern
  • modern age
  • modern algebra

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