moderns

noun

a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

a contemporary person

adjective

used of a living language

ahead of the times

characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

relating to a recently developed fashion or style

belonging to the modern era

Roots

modusmodern- · Latin · just now, manner

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