modern modern /ˈmɑːdɝn/

adjective

1. () Belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages  ( modern )
   belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
    Modern art
   modern art
    Modern furniture
   modern furniture
    Modern history
   modern history
    Totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric
   totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric
   
2. () Relating to a recently developed fashion or style  ( mod , modernistic , modern )
   relating to a recently developed fashion or style
    Their offices are in a modern skyscraper
   their offices are in a modern skyscraper
    Tables in modernistic designs
   tables in modernistic designs
   
3. () Characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture  ( modern )
   characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
     The modern design of the building stood out in the city.
   The modern design of the building stood out in the city.
   
4. () Ahead of the times  ( forward-looking , innovative , forward-thinking , advanced , modern )
   ahead of the times
    The advanced teaching methods
   the advanced teaching methods
    Had advanced views on the subject
   had advanced views on the subject
    A forward-looking corporation
   a forward-looking corporation
    Is British industry innovative enough?
   is British industry innovative enough?
   

noun

1. () A contemporary person  ( modern )
   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  ( Bodoni , Bodoni font , modern , modern font )
   a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
   
   

 Modern

adjective

1. Used of a living language; being the current stage in its development  ( Modern , New )
   used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
    Modern English
   Modern English
    New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
   New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
   

 reincarnation reincarnation /ˌriːɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃən/

noun

1. The Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions  ( reincarnation )
   the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions
    The concept of reincarnation is integral to many Eastern philosophies.
   The concept of reincarnation is integral to many Eastern philosophies.
   
   
2. A second or new birth  ( rebirth , reincarnation , renascence )
   a second or new birth
   
3. Embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)  ( reincarnation )
   embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
    His reincarnation as a lion
   his reincarnation as a lion
   
   

 Geococcyx californianus Geococcyx californianus /dʒiːoʊkoʊˈsɪks kælɪˈfɔrnɪənʊs/

noun

1. Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas  ( chaparral cock , Geococcyx californianus , roadrunner )
   speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
   
   

 Sophonias Sophonias /soʊˈfoʊniːəs/

noun

1. An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah  ( Book of Zephaniah , Sophonias , Zephaniah )
   an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
   
   
2. A Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC  ( Sophonias , Zephaniah )
   a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC