modern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
  2. Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
noun
  1. Someone who lives in modern times.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒd.ən/ [ˈmɒd.n̩] mŏdʹərn /ˈmɑ.dɚn/ en-us-modern.ogg /ˈmɒd.ɚn/ /ˈmɔd.ən/ [ˈmɔd.n̩]

Word forms

modern moderner more modern modernest most modern moderns

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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