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Look up: Modern

  1. modern
    [adj] - belonging to the modern era 2. [adj] - (linguistics) used of a living language 3. [adj] - characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture 4. [n] - a contemporary person 5. [n] - a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Modern
    Used by archaeologist to describe the period after 1900.
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  3. Modern
    Refers to typestyles introduced towards the end of the 19th century. Times Roman is a good example of modern type.
    Found on http://www.britishprint.com/tw/glossary.

  4. modern
    arts and economics side(A)and science(B)side.Grammar school:a secondary school preparing for university entrance.The 'modern' is added to distinguish HBS from Gymnasium,which we call 'Classical Grammar School'. Category: Management in the public and private sector
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Modern
    Mod"ern adjective [ French moderne , Latin modernus ; akin to modo just now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just now. See Mode .] 1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors; modern fashions; …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/86

  6. Modern
    Mod"ern noun A person of modern times; -- opposed to ancient . Pope.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/86

  7. modern
    adjective characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. modern
    adjective belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; `modern art`; `modern furniture`; `modern history`; `totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Modern
    adjective used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; `Modern English`; `New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. modern
    modern font noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. modern
    noun a contemporary person
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Modern
    `Modern` generally means something that is `up-to-date`, `new`, or from the present time. The term was invented in the early 16th century to describe recent trends. It may refer to: * Modern Times ** Modern Times (disambiguation) * `Modern Age` (periodical), an American conservative publication * Modern Art, a form of art. * Modern architecture, a style of architecture * Modernity, a very loosely defined time period from late 19th to early 20th ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern

  13. Modern
    `Modern` generally means something that is `up-to-date`, `new`, or from the present time. The term was invented in the early 16th century to describe recent trends. It may refer to: * Modern Times ** Modern Times (disambiguation) * `Modern Age` (periodical), an American conservative publication * Modern Art, a form of art. * Modern architecture, a style of architecture * Modernity, a very loosely defined time period from late 19th to early 20th ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern

  14. Modern
    • (n.) A person of modern times; -- opposed to ancient. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors; modern fashions; modern taste; modern practice. • (a.) New and common; trite; commonplace.Modern: words...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. Modern
    A clean streamlined furniture style of 20th century with roots in the German Bauhaus School of design and Scandinavian design. Sometimes referred to as international style.
    Found on http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_

  16. modern
    1. a contemporary person
    2. a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

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8 January 2009

This day in history:
Rationing began on 8 January 1940. Each person was allowed a specific mount of basic foods. In July 1940 a complete ban was put on the making or selling of iced cakes, and in September the manufacture of `candied peel` or `crystallised cherries` meant the death knell for the traditional wedding cake. On 1st December 1941 the Ministry of Food introduced the points rationing scheme for items such as canned meat, fish and vegetables at first. Everyone was given 16 points a month, later raised to twenty, to spend as wished at any shop that had the items wanted. read more

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