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modernMain Entry: 1mod·ern Pronunciation: \ˈmä-dərn, ÷ˈmä-d(ə-)rən\ Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin modernus, from Latin modo just now, from modus measure — more at mete Date: 1585 1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary b : of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time — mo·der·ni·ty \mə-ˈdər-nə-tē, mä-, -ˈder-\ noun — mod·ern·ly \ˈmä-dərn-lē\ adverb — mod·ern·ness \-dərn-nəs\ noun
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