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Definition of
modernity noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
modernity
noun
OPAL W
/məˈdɜːnəti/
/məˈdɜːrnəti/
[uncountable]
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the condition of being new and modern
a style of architecture that combines tradition and modernity
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modernity
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modernity
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modernist
adjective
modernistic
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modernization
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modernize
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