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characteristic of the present
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(used as a combining form) recent or new
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of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
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extremely modern
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of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes
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01536911-a:
not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
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05050668-n:
the quality of being current or of the present
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05050668-n:
the quality of being current or of the present
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occurring in or belonging to the present time
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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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be a part or adjunct
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the present or recent times
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the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
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a modern board game based on pachisi
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in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals
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fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes
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extremely modern
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not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
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advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
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North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses
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subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
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of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
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relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
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characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
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of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings
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of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism
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an apartment without modern conveniences
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of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic
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relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
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a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
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03777126-n:
modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
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an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)
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mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
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action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
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small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
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first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge
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the modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation; atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves
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a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
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a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
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the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe
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a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
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a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
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the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
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bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
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the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
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the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
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any of the modern Indic languages
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the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
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the modern Greek vernacular
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plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
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the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
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a modern Russian triumvirate
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a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively
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08095160-n:
Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
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any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
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a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms
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the modern culture of western Europe and North America
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
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an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles
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08481983-n:
the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
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the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
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capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
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an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
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an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people
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the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
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an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
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an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
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an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
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capital of modern Macedonia
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a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
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a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
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an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
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an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
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ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
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a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
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Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances
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a resident of modern Rome
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a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital
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an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
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liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances
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a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
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Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
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German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
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Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
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French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
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French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
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British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
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Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)
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Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
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the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
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Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)
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French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)
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the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
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Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)
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king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
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the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
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Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
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United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)
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French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)
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Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
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United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979)
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founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883)
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Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
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French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)
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United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)
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Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
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English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
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a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564)
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Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
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German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
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an ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived
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tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers
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Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat
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Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
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a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns
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a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet
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a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian)
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from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
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from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
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the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC
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