Modern-day
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Modern-day is an adjective meaning Current; of the present.
Meaning
Current; of the present.
More Meanings
- (informal) Used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history.
Example Sentences
Of course, modern-day theories debunk that idea.
Modern-day Greek is a lot different from ancient Greek, or koine.
That couple led police on a wild goose chase like a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde!
And like the battles fought over baptism by sprinkling as opposed to total immersion, these modern-day disputations can be tedious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include present-day, latter-day, present, up-to-date, contemporaneous, contemporary.
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