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modern
adjective
noun
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
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ˈmɒd(ə)n
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adjective
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
adjective
relating to a recently developed fashion or style
“their offices are in a modern skyscraper”
adjective
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
“modern art”
adjective
ahead of the times
“the advanced teaching methods”
noun
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
noun
a contemporary person
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their offices are in a modern skyscraper
tables in modernistic designs
modern art
modern furniture
modern history
totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric
the advanced teaching methods
had advanced views on the subject
a forward-looking corporation
is British industry innovative enough?
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