modern : Idioms & Phrases


modern ballet

  • noun a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements
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modern dance

  • noun a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
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Modern English

  • noun English since about 1450
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  • . See the Note under English.
Webster 1913

modern era

  • noun the present or recent times
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modern font

  • noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
    Bodoni font; modern; Bodoni.
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modern greek

  • noun the Greek language as spoken and written today
    New Greek.
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modern hebrew

  • noun Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew
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modern jazz

  • noun any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
    neo jazz; new jazz.
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modern man

  • noun subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
    Homo sapiens sapiens.
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modern times

  • noun the circumstances and ideas of the present age
    contemporary world; present times; modern times.
    • in modern times like these
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modern world

  • noun the circumstances and ideas of the present age
    contemporary world; present times; modern times.
    • in modern times like these
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modern-day

  • adjective satellite characteristic of the present
    contemporary.
    • contemporary trends in design
    • the role of computers in modern-day medicine
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secondary modern school

  • noun a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education
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