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modern adjective ( PRESENT )

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Definition

of the present or recent times, especially the period of history since the Middle Ages (= since1500 AD)
What do you think is the role of religion in the modern world?

(Definition of modern adjective (PRESENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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