MODERN

(noun) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
synonyms : bodoni , bodoni font , modern font
(noun) a contemporary person
(adj.) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
"modern art", "modern furniture", "modern history", "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
(adj.) characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
(adj.) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
"Modern English", "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
synonyms : new
(adj.) relating to a recently developed fashion or style
"their offices are in a modern skyscraper", "tables in modernistic designs"
synonyms : mod , modernistic
(adj.) ahead of the times
"the advanced teaching methods", "had advanced views on the subject", "a forward-looking corporation", "is British industry innovative enough?"
synonyms : advanced , forward-looking , innovative

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