Meaning of modern-day | Babel Free

Definitions

1. modern
2. Current; of the present.
   not-comparable
3. Used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history.
   informal, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Modern-day Greek is a lot different from ancient Greek, or koine.”

“Of course, modern-day theories debunk that idea.”

“And like the battles fought over baptism by sprinkling as opposed to total immersion, these modern-day disputations can be tedious.”

“The Yongping garrison was located between Siming prefecture and Môn Châu, or modern-day Na Cham. The Qianlong garrison was located at modern-day Shangsi county in southern Guangxi.”

“That couple led police on a wild goose chase like a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde!”

“Lambert had been on the pitch only three minutes when he rose, in the style of a modern-day Nat Lofthouse, to score with the arching, powerful header that completely changed the emphasis on a night when Roy Hodgson's team had, at times, exhausted the patience of their home crowd.”

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