modern era

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernandera

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modern
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən/
us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
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era
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪə.rə/
us
/ˈer.ə/
us
/ˈɪr.ə/
a period of time of which particular events or stages of development ...
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(Definition ofmodernanderafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Looking back over the twentieth century it is easy to see how extensively themodernerahas been permeated by the notion of celebrity.
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Indeed, the process of adjustment continued unabated through the end of the nineteenth century and into themodernera.
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The biological relevance of his findings could not be fully appreciated until themoderneraof molecular population genetics.
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In themodernera, patients with significant shunts undergo early closure of the defect.
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The tendency is toward downsizing, in contrast to the gigantic, budget-devouring, war-hungry military machines of the classicmodernera.
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It would be well to remember that the history of salons, like that of women in themodernera, is largely one of vulnerability.
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Where is capitalism and non-capitalism in themodernera?
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The third level has to do with the contribution of experimental science to improve and develop medications, which brings us into themodernera.
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That close relationship of "private" property and "public" power continued unabated into themodernera.
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Designing a major exhibition demands the flair of expert visualizers, and most displays from themoderneraare awesome.
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There is a tremendous urge in ourmodernerato remove the mysterious, the spiritual, the inexplicable from the study of acting.
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In themodernera, he holds, the separation of powers is the chief means of securing the public interest and public good.
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While class in themodernerais often transferred rather immediately from parents to children, it need not be.
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We cannot be certain why the outcome of severe depression does not appear to have improved in themodernera.
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We may be able to offer an explanation that transcends the monumental contingency of themodernera.
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In my opinion, this is what should happen in themodernera.
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