.modean (see also: modern)
[mod⋅ean]
–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modean city life. |
| 2. | characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete: modean viewpoints. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the historical period following the Middle Ages: modean European history. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) new (def. 12). |
| 6. | Typography. noting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as 1234567890. Compare old style (def. 3). |
–noun | 8. | a person whose views and tastes are modean. |
| 9. | Printing. a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs.
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Origin: 1490–1500; < class="ital-inline">moderne < class="ital-inline">moderna, equiv. to L
mod(
o),
mod(
ō) lately, just now (orig. abl. sing. of
modus mode 1 ) +
-erna adj. suffix of time
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