modern world
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- noun
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mundo moderno
- Well, the modern world is a complicated place.
- problems of the modern world
- tasks of the modern world
- modern world system
You know, why is the modern world so ugly?
- You know, why is the modern world so ugly?
- Virtue in the modern world is not something real.
- But I think in the modern world actually way more people are lost.
- And so fear actually, in the modern world has become a misunderstood word.
- Unfortunately, in today's modern world, we are overstimulated.
- But there is a chain of knowledge that links our modern world with the past.
- I'm not sure we should blame the modern world for not being able to reproduce that.
- We do not know of a single example from the pre modern world of a large scale democracy.
- Now that makes sense, except in this modern world.
- You have reciprocity, which I would argue is the way the modern world should be structured.
- He's one of the fathers of the modern world.
- That this is the modern world, This is the post war, believe it or not.
- I mean, this is a thing about the modern world we have.
- The challenges we face in this modern world when grown-ups can't get along.
Examples
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Unfortunately, in today's modern world, we are overstimulated.
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Consider the economic and social impacts of these machines in the modern world.
Academic text (2012) -
And, and most of the time in the modern world, we're not at war.
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In these states the modern world began to take form.
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We are very traditional people, Paul, and this modern world takes a little getting used to.
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The White House has the single greatest home court advantage in the modern world.
Fiction book (1995) -
Everything you said about the modern world is true.
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I often find myself more at home in these ancient volumes than I do in the hustle-bustle of the modern world.
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A beacon in this vast and dark wasteland that is our modern world.
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We are very traditional people, Paul, and this modern world takes a little getting used to.
Synonyms
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3.4
The present time when people share common ideas and ways of life
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3.1
The time now with the common ideas and ways people live
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3.1
The recent period of history from the Industrial Revolution to today
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The present time and the events, ideas, and conditions that shape life now
Antonyms
How Modern
- Texting
- Specialized
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the society, culture, and conditions of the present age' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'modern' (using the latest ideas or technology) with 'world' (a society or community). This is a straightforward compositional phrase found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase modern world joins modern, meaning new or now, and world, meaning all people and life. Imagine busy cities, phones and new machines changing how people live. So, modern world means 'the society, culture, and conditions of the present age'.