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Synonyms

modernity

American

[mo-dur-ni-tee, moh-] / mɒˈdɜr nɪ ti, moʊ- /

noun

plural

modernities

the quality of being modern.
something modern.

Other Word Forms

hypermodernity noun
unmodernity noun

Etymology

Origin of modernity

First recorded in 1620–30; modern + -ity

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