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modernity

[mo-dur-ni-tee, moh-] / mɒˈdɜr nɪ ti, moʊ- /


NOUN
newness
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NOUN
state-of-the-art
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Syrian Kurdistan, known as Rojava, is living proof that Islam is compatible with the values of modernity and democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The essence of modernity, Mr. Mansfield argues, lies in the idea of “rational control.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They were proof of a society comfortable with exchange, expression and modernity.

From Salon

Crystals within the Manhattan schist of New York City link urban modernity to deep antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crystals within the Manhattan schist link urban modernity to deep antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal