(historical) A Japanese woman who followed westernized fashions and lifestyles in the period after World War I. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modern, girl.

plural of modern girl

(paleontology) Any hominin of the species Homo sapiens.

plural of modern human

The standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

plural of secondary modern school

(Britain, somewhat dated) a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects

The form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th century to the mid-17th century.

A heterodox economic school of thought that posits that fiscal policy, set to constrain inflation and enable full employment, should be the primary economic stabiliser and prioritises reflection on the nature of money from a chartalist perspective.

(simile) Thoroughly modern; completely up to date.