"modern" meaning in English

See modern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒd(ə)n/ [UK], /ˈmɑdɚn/ [US] Audio: en-us-modern.ogg [US] Forms: modern [positive], more modern [comparative], most modern [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is modern, it happened in current times.
    Sense id: simple-modern-en-adj-4fls~zBe
  2. Some new styles or forms of art and fiction writing are called modern.
    Sense id: simple-modern-en-adj-HTjSW7r8
     
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