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moderne

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M OW0 D EH1 R N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Obsolete form of modern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Streamline Moderne school of architecture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a Moderne house
  • a Moderne city

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

French

Real reading context

moderne in complete knowledge articles