modern

«modern» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Of the present time or recent times, not old — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (modern, more modern, most modern)

meaning for a pupil

1) Of the present time or recent times, not old. tree →

2) Using the newest ideas, styles or machines. tree →

3) (history) Of the period of history after the Middle Ages up to now (modern history). tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In these texts it means the scholars of recent times, not the ancient tradition. They debate whether Rabbi Akiva wrote Sefer Yetzirah, while tradition says it goes back to Abraham. In the primary lessons: In history: ancient, medieval and modern times. In design and technology: modern buildings, modern art. In everyday life: modern phones, modern kitchens. Phrases: modern times, modern art, modern languages (school subject: French, Spanish and so on).

examples

• This is the modern classification of the letters into guttural, palatal, lingual, dental and labial sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The most generally accepted modern opinion is that the author was Rabbi Akiba, who lived in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, a.d. 120. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The most generally accepted modern opinion is that the author was Rabbi Akiba, who lived in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, A.D. 120. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Our school has a modern science lab. tree →
• Modern phones can take amazing photos. tree →
• In ancient times there were no cars; modern life is very different. tree →
• We study modern languages like French and German. tree →
• The museum has paintings of modern art. tree →
• Grandma thinks modern music is too loud. tree →
• It occurs in Swift and in modern Italian folk-lore. tree →

note

Comparative: more modern, most modern (not "moderner"). Opposite: old, ancient, old-fashioned. Verb: modernise / modernize. "Modern" in history can mean several hundred years ago, which surprises pupils.

In the corpora

• The bandura is a Ukrainian plucked string instrument; modern concert banduras have around 55 to 65 strings.
• Modern elephant houses have deep sand and heated floors, because years on hard concrete hurt elephants' feet and joints.
• Modern hens can lay around three hundred eggs a year, while wild junglefowl lay only a few dozen.
• Early birds such as Hesperornis and Ichthyornis had teeth; modern birds lost their teeth and grew light beaks, which helps them fly.
• Not every gladiator fight ended in death, and the thumbs-up or thumbs-down sign may be a modern guess.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «modern» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.