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- Dictionarymodern/ˈmɒdn/
adjective
- 1. relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past: "the pace of modern life" Similar Opposite
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"
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4 days ago · The spirit of Modernism—a radical and utopian spirit stimulated by new ideas in anthropology, psychology, philosophy, political theory, and psychoanalysis—was in the air, expressed rather mutedly by the pastoral and often anti-Modern poets of the Georgian movement (1912–22; see Georgian poetry) and more authentically by the English and ...
1 day ago · Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social. Many definitions emphasize the environmental dimension.
2 days ago · Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals and societies; and the formal sciences (e.g., logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science ...
4 days ago · “Brat” is less a noun than it is a concept, though it is also a thing. The title of Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, she envisions a “brat” as someone who has a “pack of cigs, a Bic ...
3 days ago · Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, spans a range of new religious movements variously influenced by the beliefs of pre-modern peoples across Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.
1 day ago · Dice rolling can measure luck and make choices for players. It can keep gameplay fair and balanced and will lead to unusual avenues that make the direction of play that much more exciting. It ...
3 days ago · Pentagram co-founder Kenneth Grange, whose playful and prolific product designs helped to define the face of modern Britain, has died aged 95. Grange, who designed thousands of products that have ...
