modern - English word #918

Translation

Belonging to the present time; new and up to date.

Word origin

From Latin modernus, from modo, meaning just now.

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Here "modern" means new and built in a recent style.

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"Modern" describes things of the present time.

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Here "modern" means from recent times, not long ago.

new

Made or bought a short time ago, or not seen or known before.

now

At this moment, at the present time.

old

Having lived or existed for a long time; not new or young.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

change

To make something different, or to become different.

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