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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.
Pronunciation
Adjective
modern (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the current time and style.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- modernise, modernize verb
- modernity noun
- postmodern
Noun
modern (plural moderns)
- Someone who lives in modern times.
- 1956: Even though we moderns can never crawl inside the skin of the ancient and think and feel as he did..., we must as historians make the attempt. — John Albert Wilson, The Culture of Ancient Egypt, p. 144.
References
- modern in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “modern” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
Adjective
modern (comparative moderner, superlative am modernsten)
Etymology 2
Verb
modern
Swedish
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Adjective
| Inflections of modern | Absolute | Comparative | Superlative | ||
| Attributive | Predicative | ||||
| Indefinite singular | Common | modern | modernare | modernast | |
| Neuter | modernt | ||||
| Definite singular | Masc. | moderne | modernaste | ||
| All | moderna | modernaste | |||
| Plural | moderna | modernaste | |||
modern
- Modern; pertain to current style.
Noun
modern
- Definite form singular of moder.
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