modern

noun

Someone who lives in modern times.

adjective

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

Roots

modusmod- · Latin · measure, manner

Synonyms for modern

modernisticadj ultramodernadj contemporaryadj newadj modernizedadj modernistn newfangledadj contemporaneousadj advancedadj fashionableadj

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Where does modern come from?

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