"modern times" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} modern times (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 Categories (topical): Historical periods Synonyms: modern period or modern history [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-modern_times-en-noun-QZfTHAyG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant target parameters

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