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modern
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Divide modern into syllables:

mod · ern

How to pronounce modern:

Definition of modern:

modern (adjective):
of the present or a recent time
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past contemporary

Synonyms for modern:

fashionablehotlatenewfangledfuturisticcontemporarystylishmodernisticdesignerpresent
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Antonyms for modern:

priorforgottenformerearlyprimevalbygoneearlierhistoricalmedievalold
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