modern

Words with a similar base: modern, modern_font, modernistic

'modern'

[modern.n.01] as in: a contemporary person

'modern'

[modern.n.02] as in: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

'modern'

[modern.a.01] as in: belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

Examples:
modern art
modern furniture
modern history
totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric

'modern'

[mod.s.01] as in: relating to a recently developed fashion or style

Examples:
their offices are in a modern skyscraper
tables in modernistic designs

'modern'

[modern.s.02] as in: characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

'modern'

[advanced.s.03] as in: ahead of the times

Examples:
the advanced teaching methods
had advanced views on the subject
a forward-looking corporation
is British industry innovative enough?

'modern'

[modern.s.04] as in: used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

Examples:
Modern English
New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew

Origins

					modern (English)
└── moderne (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

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