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The Pope told the crowds he was delighted to be in their country, before going on to condemn what he described as a modern-day plague in the passion for power, possessions and money.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to recent times or the present: modern history.
  2. adjective Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date: a modern lifestyle; a modern way of thinking.
  3. adjective Of or relating to a recently developed or advanced style, technique, or technology: modern art; modern medicine.
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  • In New York last year, Scion's Jack Hollis unveiled the Hako Coupe concept, which some auto journalists described as a modern-day 1932 Ford coupe. —  Fore, right!
  • The 'find me if you can' range of underwear has been described as a modern-day, high-tech chastity belt. —  The Jawa Report
  • Once you've solved that one, Dr. Danesi offers what he calls a modern classic devised by Boris Kordemsky: —  NYT > Home Page
  • JIM: Now, in your book you talk about what makes a lot of this possible today is the emergence of multinationals, which you describe as the modern-day Columbus? and Magellans.
  • The story is described as a modern-day reimagining of "Alice in Wonderland," focusing on Alice Cornwinkle, a descendent of the original Alice. —  news | SH | http://www.heraldtribune.com
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  1. French moderne, from Old French, from Late Latin modernus, from Latin modo, in a certain manner, just now, from modō, ablative of modus, manner; see med- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = D. G. Swedish modern = Danish moderne, from French moderne = Spanish Portuguese Italian moderno, from Late Latin modernus, of the present time, modern, from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in moderare, regulate, modestus, discreet (see moderate, modest), from modus, measure (with reference to L. modo, just now, only, but, properly ablative of modus, literally ‘by measure’): see mode. Cf. Latin hodiernus, of to-day, from hodie, to-day: see hodiern.
 

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