modern
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒd.ən/
The English word “modern” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
- Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
noun
Etymology
From Middle French moderne, from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”), originally ablative of modus (“measure”); hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.
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