"modern-day" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} modern-day (not comparable)
  1. Current; of the present. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Present Translations (current): nyky- (Finnish), nykyinen (Finnish), współczesny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-modern-day-en-adj-XkkrownK Disambiguation of Present: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'current': 100 0
  2. (informal) Used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history. Tags: informal, not-comparable Translations (used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history): nykyinen (Finnish), des temps modernes (French), współczesny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-modern-day-en-adj-oZNbJIWl Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history': 3 97

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