word-vault/dist/data/cards/mo/modern.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "modern",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of the present time or recent times",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the modern industrial world"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the wonders of modern science"
                },
                {
                    "text": "modern society"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**In modern times**, advances in technology have made the world smaller."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are **modern day** heroes, battling for change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Modern European history"
                },
                {
                    "text": "modern Greek"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stress is a major problem of modern life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shakespeare's language can be a problem for modern readers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **modern era** has witnessed great change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She studies the **early modern** period from the 15th to the 18th century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the largest strike in the history of modern societies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In modern times we have been bombarded with an array of diets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her intention was to draw parallels between ancient and modern concepts of punishment."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "new and intended to be different from traditional styles",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The gallery has regular exhibitions of **modern art**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "modern architecture/dance/drama/jazz"
                },
                {
                    "text": "modern American cinema"
                },
                {
                    "text": "modern and contemporary sculpture"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum houses both **ancient and modern** art."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is one of the great presences of the modern American cinema."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Tugendhadt Villa is a key work in early modern architecture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new art fair shows modern and contemporary art from many of the world's best galleries."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "using the latest technology, designs, materials, ideas, etc.",
            "labels": "(usually approving)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company needs to invest in a modern computer system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Modern methods of farming are destroying the countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is the most modern, well-equipped hospital in the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Today **modern** aircraft **technology** got me from Indianapolis to Boston in six hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school is **thoroughly modern** in its approach."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "new and not always accepted by most members of society",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has very modern ideas about educating her children."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɒdn/",
                "audio": "mo/modern/modern__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdərn/",
                "audio": "mo/modern/modern__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin modernus, from Latin modo ‘just now’."
}