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modern age

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: modern period or modern history

Antonyms: none provided

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