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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

現代

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gendai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Modern-era/ˈmɒd.ən ˈɪə.rə/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"現代において情報は最も価値のある資源です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The current historical period, typically extending from the contemporary late 20th century to the present day.

    "Technological advancements have accelerated significantly in the modern-era."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of the present historical epoch and its prevailing advanced technologies, cultures, and global interconnectedness.

    "Modern-era challenges require innovative and collaborative international solutions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'modern' (from Late Latin 'modernus', meaning 'current, of today', rooted in Latin 'modo' meaning 'just now') and 'era' (from Late Latin 'aera', meaning an epoch or fixed point of time). The compounding reflects the ongoing classification of contemporary historical periods following the post-medieval world.

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