# moderns

Pronunciation: US say "MOD-urnz" /ˈmɑdɚnz/; UK say "MOD-uhnz" /ˈmɒd(ə)nz/

## Noun

1. Plural of modern. — plural of modern
   - Simple: Plural of modern. Use this when talking about more than one person who lives in or belongs to present times.
   - _The long quarrel between the ancients and the moderns shaped centuries of literary debate._
   - _Early critics mocked the moderns, but museums now prize their paintings._

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