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   modern

   /ˈmɒdn/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past: "the pace of modern life" Similar present-daycontemporarypresent-timepresentcurrenttwenty-first-centurylatter-dayrecentlatestOpposite past
   • ▪ characterized by or using the most up-to-date techniques, ideas, or equipment: "they do not have modern weapons" Similar fashionablein fashioninin stylein vogueup to dateup to the minuteall the ragetrendsettingstylishvoguishmodishchicsmartthe latestnewnewestnewfanglednew-fashionedfreshmodernisticadvancedprogressiveforward-lookingà la modeinformal:trendycoolflashwith itswingingnowhiphappeningsnazzynattyniftygo-aheadkickingkickytonyflyspiffysassystylin'Opposite out of dateold-fashioned
   • ▪ denoting the form of a language that is currently used, as opposed to any earlier form: "modern German"
   • ▪ denoting a current or recent style or trend in art, architecture, or other cultural activity marked by a significant departure from traditional styles and values: "Matisse's contribution to modern art"

   noun

   • 1. a person who advocates or practises a departure from traditional styles or values: "they were moderns, they must not look back towards the old generation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin modernus, from Latin modo ‘just now’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. modernly adverb
   • 2. modernness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMODERN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MODERN definition: 1. designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods: 2. of the present or recent times…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › modernModern Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary. the modern American family. b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time. modern history. 2. : involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas : up-to-date. modern methods of communication.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMODERN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MODERN meaning: 1. designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods: 2. of the present or recent times…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › modernMODERN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMODERN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Modern means relating to the present time, for example the present decade or present century. ...the problem of materialism in modern society. ...the risks facing every modern marriage. It's the sort of thing that would be very difficult to prove in any modern court of law.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmodern - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   (usually approving) using the latest technology, designs, materials, ideas, etc. synonym up to date. The company needs to invest in a modern computer system. Modern methods of farming are destroying the countryside. It is the most modern, well-equipped hospital in the country.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMODERN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   relating to the present time and not to the past: modern society. the stresses of modern life. Fewer examples. He's very interested in modern European history. Nuclear weapons have changed the course of modern history. Traffic is one of the curses of modern living. modern adjective (NEW) A2.