adj. 1.belonging to the modern era 2.relating to a recently developed fashion or style 3.characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture 4.ahead of the times 5.used of a living language modern n. 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
