modern

mod•ern

[[t]ˈmɒd ərn[/t]] adj.

1) of or pertaining to present and recent time

2) characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary

3) why of or pertaining to the historical period following the Middle Ages

4) mad lit. fia of, pertaining to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility

5) ling. (cap.)

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6) a person of modern times

7) a person whose views and tastes are modern

8) Print. a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs

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Etymology: 1490–1500; < MF moderne < LL modernus= L mod(ō) lately, just now (der. of modus mode I) +-ernus adj. suffix of time mod′ern•ly, adv. mod′ern•ness, n. syn: modern, recent, late apply to that which is near to or characteristic of the present time. modern, which is applied to those things that exist in the present age, sometimes has the connotation of up-to-date and, thus, good: modern ideas. That which is recent is separated from the present or the time of action by only a short interval; it is new, fresh, and novel: recent developments. late may mean nearest to the present moment: the late reports on the battle.