Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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modern | Yes | Yes | No | No |
contemporary | Yes | Yes | No | No |
modern (noun) | contemporary (noun) |
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a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes | a person of nearly the same age as another |
a contemporary person |
modern (adjective) | contemporary (adjective) |
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belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages | belonging to the present time |
relating to a recently developed fashion or style | characteristic of the present |
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture | occurring in the same period of time |
ahead of the times |