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modern
- /ˈmɒd.ən/ UK
- [ˈmɒd.n̩] UK
- /ˈmɑ.dɚn/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈmɒd.ɚn/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈmɔd.ən/ Australia
- [ˈmɔd.n̩] Australia
- /ˈmɒd.ən/ New Zealand
- [ˈmɔ̟d.n̩] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒdə(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
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.
adjective moderner · more modern · modernest · most modern · modernmost
- Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease. Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.
- Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
Similar: current
noun moderns
- Someone who lives in modern times. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner be allowed to us moderns, are ghosts; but of these I would advise an author to be extremely sparing.
