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mo⋅der⋅ni⋅ty

  [mo-dur-ni-tee, moh-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality of being modern.
2. something modern.
Origin:
1620–30; modern + -ity
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mo·der·ni·ty   (mŏ-dûr'nĭ-tē, mō-)   
n.   pl. mo·der·ni·ties
The state or quality of being modern: "Warriors of the . . . tribe, imposing symbols of a nomadic culture . . . are caught between tradition and modernity" (Sheila Rule).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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