modern language
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of modern language
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The earliest evidence is in a language called Sumerian, which doesn’t have any modern language relatives.
From Scientific American • May 18, 2023
His careful layering of three different forms of Greek in his work: the modern language; an artificially constructed, “purified” 19th-century one; and occasionally the ancient form.
From New York Times • May 4, 2023
Netflix is adept at the modern language of television which steers us through the story.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022
Though set in the Jerusalem of 2,000 years ago, the play uses modern language — "Jesus is cool" — and imagery, such as paparazzi following Jesus through the streets.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2022
Others have suggested instead that a change in brain organization around that time, without a change in brain size, made modern language possible.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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