ancient vs modern

ancient

Definitions

adjective

  1. very old
  2. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

noun

  1. a very old person
  2. a person who lived in ancient times

Examples

I lashed the clothes that I had been brought to wear at the hospital into the bag, a couple of ancient pairs of socks that felt suddenly found and familiar.

Two workboats, ancient battered things with rusting plates, shouldered into it from either side like a couple of drunks supporting a comatose companion.

Botanical species in this ancient ecosystem included sagebrush, bluegrass, sedges, and herbs.

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Modern

Definitions

adjective

  1. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

Examples

Benecken characterized the entire hacking case as "ultramodern" and said that, in a way, it exemplified the "downside" of today's digital age "that can easily been taken advantage of by savvy youths with those skills and a lot of time.

This textbook provides a modern and accessible introduction to magnetohydrodynamics.

Modern scientific capability has profoundly altered the course of human life.

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