how to pronounce modern

/ˈmɒd.ən/

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modern is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of modern in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… but as is the modern way it's also more …”

meaning of modern

Modern means new and recent.

modern frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word modern occurs in english on average 131.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics modern can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that modern can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;