MODERN

(PRESENT) [adjective] [not gradable] - of the present or recent times, esp. the period of history from the beginning or the end of the Middle Ages (= the period from 600 AD or 1000 AD to 1500 AD)The great source of terror in early modern Europe was bubonic plague.The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe was one of the great events of modern times.What do you think is the role of religion in the modern world?(esp. UK) Modern languages are languages that are spoken at the present time, esp. European languages such as French, German and Spanish.He's going to study modern languages at university.