modern : Idioms & Phrases
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modern ballet
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noun a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements
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modern dance
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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
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noun English since about 1450
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Webster 1913
modern era
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noun the present or recent times
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modern font
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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
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noun the Greek language as spoken and written today
New Greek.
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modern hebrew
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noun Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew
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modern jazz
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noun any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
neo jazz; new jazz.
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modern man
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noun subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
Homo sapiens sapiens.
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modern times
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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
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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
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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
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noun a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education