modernity

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /məˈdɜː(ɹ)n.ɪ.ti/

Noun

modernity (plural modernities)

1. The quality of being modern or contemporary.

   He was impressed by the architecture's modernity.

2. Modern times.

   The organization survived from ancient times to modernity.

3. (history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

Related terms

• modern

Translations

• German: Modernität
• Portuguese: modernidade
• Spanish: modernidad

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