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
- modern font - bodoni - bodoni font -
a contemporary person
Adjective
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used of a living language
being the current stage in its development
"Modern English"
"New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
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ahead of the times
"the advanced teaching methods"
"had advanced views on the subject"
"a forward-looking corporation"
"is British industry innovative enough?"
- forward looking -
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
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relating to a recently developed fashion or style
"their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
"tables in modernistic designs"
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belonging to the modern era
since the Middle Ages
"modern art"
"modern furniture"
"modern history"
"totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"