MODERN

I. adjective see: mete Date: 1585 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past ; contemporary , of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time, involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas ; up-to-date , of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the present or most recent period of development of a language, of or relating to ~ism ; ~ist, ~ity noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1585 1. a person of ~ times or views, an adherent of ~ism ; ~ist, a style of printing type distinguished by regularity of shape, precise curves, straight hairline serifs, and heavy downstrokes