"modern era" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} modern era (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present). Wikipedia link: modern history Tags: uncountable Synonyms: modern period or modern history [synonym, synonym-of]
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