modern

modern
mod|ern
W1S1 [ˈmɔdn US ˈma:dərn] adj
[Date: 1500-1600; : Late Latin; Origin: modernus, from Latin modo 'just now', from modus; MODE]
1.) [only before noun]
belonging to the present time or most recent time
▪ Such companies must change if they are to compete in the modern world .
▪ They are the youngest children in modern times to face murder charges.
▪ Smaller families are a feature of modern society .
▪ Computers are an essential part of modern life .
▪ a book about modern history
▪ The original supermarkets were small by modern standards.
Modern Greek/Hebrew etc
(=the form of the language used today)
2.) made or done using the most recent designs or methods
▪ A lot of progress has been made with the use of modern technology .
▪ advances in modern medicine
▪ modern surgical techniques
3.) [only before noun]
modern art, music, literature etc uses styles that have been recently developed and are very different from traditional styles
▪ an exhibition of modern art
▪ modern dance
4.) having very recent attitudes or ways of behaving
▪ The school is very modern in its approach to sex education.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Modern — Mod ern, a. [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just now. See {Mode}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • modern — Adj std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. moderne, dieses aus spl. modernus derzeitig, gegenwärtig, neu , zu l. modo nur, eben , in späterer Zeit auch jetzt , zu l. modus Maß, Art und Weise . Abstraktum: Modernität; Verb: modernisieren.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • modern — modern: Das seit dem Anfang des 18. Jh.s bezeugte Adjektiv ist aus frz. moderne »neu; modern« entlehnt, das auf lat. modernus »neu, neuzeitlich« zurückgeht. Es trat zunächst in der Bedeutung »neu; neuzeitlich« auf. In diesem Sinne steht »modern«… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • modern — ¹modern faulen, in Moder übergehen, verderben, verfaulen, vermodern, verrotten; (ugs.): gammelig werden, vergammeln; (nordd.): rotten. ²modern 1. en vogue, im Schwange, in Mode, modisch, up to date; (ugs.): angesagt, der letzte Schrei, in,… …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

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