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1. of or pertaining to present and recent time. 2. characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary. 3. of or pertaining to the historical period following the Middle Ages.
Something that is modern is new and involves the latest ideas or equipment. Modern technology has opened our eyes to many things. In many ways, it was a very modern school for its time. As the country's economy prospered, it was bound to want a modern army.
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Modern is applied to those things that exist in the present age, esp. in contrast to those of a former age or an age long past; hence the word sometimes has the connotation of up-to-date and, thus, good: modern ideas.
Of or relating to the present and recent times, as opposed to the remote past; of, relating to, or originating in the current age or period. Belonging to or characteristic of a new or freshly-created world. Obsolete. Belonging to (more) recent times; modern.
Modern means relating to the present time, as in modern life. It also means up-to-date and not old, as in modern technology. Apart from these general senses, modern is often used in a more specific way to refer to the current historical period.