English
rank|direction|o'|eight|839|modern|medium|ill|eat

Etymology
MF. moderne, LL. modernus; from L. modo "just now", originally ablative of modus "measure"; hence, by measure, "just now". Seemode.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�m�d(�)n/
(General American|US) IPA|/�m�d�n/
audio|en-us-modern.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Pertaining to the current time and style.

Synonyms
contemporary

Antonyms
dated
old

Derived terms
modernise, modernize verb
modernity noun
postmodern

Translations
trans-top|Pertaining to the current time and style
Czech: moderní
Esperanto: moderna
Finnish: moderni, nykyaikainen
French: moderne
German: modern#German|modern
Dutch: modern
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Portuguese: moderno
Persian: ���� (novin)
Russian: �ов�еменн�й /sovr'em'énnyj/
Slovene: moderen m, moderna f, moderno n; sodoben m, sodobna f, sodobno n
Swedish: modern#Swedish|modern
Spanish: moderno
Telugu: �ధ�ని�� (aadhunikaM)
Turkish: ça�da�, modern
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Noun
en-noun

1. 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
R:1913
R:Online Etymology Dictionary

German

Adjective
de-adj|comparativemoderner|superlativemodernsten

1. modern#English|modern

Swedish

Adjective
sv-adj-reg
infl|sv|adjective

1. Modern; pertain to current style.

Noun
infl|sv|noun form

1. Definite form singular of moder.

Category:Time

ca:modern
de:modern
el:modern
fa:modern
fr:modern
ko:modern
io:modern
id:modern
it:modern
kk:modern
ku:modern
hu:modern
nl:modern
pl:modern
pt:modern
ru:modern
fi:modern
sv:modern
ta:modern
te:modern
vi:modern
tr:modern
zh:modern

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