modern

English

/ˈmɒd(ə)n/, /ˈmɑdɚn/

adj
Definitions
  • Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
  • (history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French moderne derived from Latin modernus, modo (just now).

Origin

Latin

modo

Gloss

just now

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