2syllables
modern
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Definitions ofmodern
1noun
- Someone who lives in modern times.
1adjective
- Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
Example: "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."
- (history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
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