word
Modern
MAH-durn
/ˈmɑːdɜːrn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
modern
Dictionary meaning
Characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture.
Examples
- Their offices are in a modern skyscraper.
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Ephemeral
ih-FEM-er-ul
Mellifluous
muh-LIF-loo-us
Perspicacious
pur-spi-KAY-shus
Obsequious
uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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