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Use of the word "Modern"

posted 5 years ago by bsantosu (156)
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How did the 18th century Europeans define the word Modern? I must have been different than how we define the word now.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Modern means present. So it was used the same way.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modern

[–] TalkinPikchorBox (2250) 5 years ago

Lol

[–] degree7 (821) 5 years ago

Might have been related to the term “modernity” which describes the period during and after the enlightenment, when people championed science and logic.