Meanings
nounmodern age (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present).
Synonyms: modern period or modern history
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present).
Similar
modern period or modern history
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APA
modern age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20age
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“modern age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20age. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modern age,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20age.
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