english
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general::
adj.
new:
It was a modern city.
Simple Definitions
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general::
modern
something that is modern uses the most recent designs or methods:
• The house looks very modern. • the city’s modern public transportation system
the latest
[ only before noun ] the newest that is available:
• The camera uses the latest digital technology. • the very latest mobile phones • the latest news
up-to-date
using the most modern technology, ideas, information etc:
• The hospital has the most up-to-date equipment in the country.
newfangled
[ only before noun ] informal modern – used when you disapprove of something and do not think it as good as the things that existed before:
• He doesn’t believe in these new-fangled gadgets.
high-tech, hi-tech
using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers:
• Modern tractors are full of high-tech equipment, including GPS systems. • It’s all very hi-tech.
state-of-the-art
using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available:
• state-of-the-art technology • a state-of-the-art home entertainment system • The brand new arts centre is state-of-the-art.
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
the latest
technology/equipment/news
up-to-date
equipment/information/book/map
new-fangled
device/contraption/gadget
high-tech
industry/company/equipment
state-of-the-art
technology/equipment
Longman-Thesaurus
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general::
modern
nouns
the modern world
• The island has hardly been affected by the modern world.
modern society
• In modern society, elderly relatives rarely live with their children.
modern times
• It was one of the greatest disasters of modern times.
the modern age/era/period
(= now, rather than in the past )
• In the modern age, television is the main means of mass communication.
modern life
• These problems are a major part of modern life.
modern man
(= people today )
• Modern man gets much less exercise in his daily life than his ancestors.
modern history
British English (= recent history, as a subject of study )
• a degree in modern history
modern languages
British English (= languages that are spoken today, as a subject of study )
• French, German and other modern languages
the modern equivalent of something
(= something with the same importance or purpose as something from the past )
• In their own minds they are the modern equivalent of highwaymen.
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