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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.
MODERN meaning: 1. designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods: 2. of the present or recent times…. Learn more.
/ˈmɒdn/ /ˈmɑːdərn/ [only before noun] of the present time or recent times synonym contemporary. the modern industrial world. the wonders of modern science. modern society. In modern times, advances in technology have made the world smaller. They are modern day heroes, battling for change. Modern European history. modern Greek.
modern is applied to those things that exist in the present age, esp. in contrast to those of a former age or an age long past; hence the word sometimes has the connotation of up-to-date and, thus, good: modern ideas.
modern adjective (NEW) A2. using the newest ideas, design, technology, etc and not traditional: modern art / architecture. modern medicine. More examples. Fewer examples. Fortunately, the house has every modern convenience. Many of these workers will be displaced by modern technology.
adj. 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.
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.
comparing the art of the ancients and the moderns. 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.
