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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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MODERN definition: 1. designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods: 2. of the present or recent times…. Learn more.
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.
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.
adjective. us / ˈmɑd·ərn / Add to word list. existing in the present or a recent time, or using or based on recently developed ideas, methods, or styles: modern life. modern architecture / art. (Definition of modern from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of modern. modern.
(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.
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.
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development. “ Modern English”. synonyms: New. late. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages.
MODERN meaning: 1 : of or relating to the present time or the recent past happening, existing, or developing at a time near the present time; 2 : of or relating to the current or most recent period of a language
1. a. Of or relating to recent times or the present: modern history. b. Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date: a modern lifestyle; a modern way of thinking. 2. a. Of or relating to a recently developed or advanced style, technique, or technology: modern art; modern medicine. b.
MODERN definition: 1. relating to the present time and not to the past: 2. using the newest ideas, design…. Learn more.
