modern-day

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modern-day

adjective

  1. not comparable Current; of the present. Modern-day Greek is a lot different from ancient Greek, or koine.
  2. informal, not comparable Used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history. That couple led police on a wild goose chase like a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde!

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adj current

中文當今的 /当今的 dāngjīn de, 現在的 /现在的 xiànzài de, 現代的 /现代的 xiàndài de

adj used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history

中文當代版本的 /当代版本的 dāngdài bǎnběn de
Françaisdes temps modernes

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@misc{modern_day_2026,
  title = {modern-day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modern-day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}