Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modern times

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables
mod-ern -times
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym 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).

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What does modern times mean?
Synonym 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).

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