modern-day

English

Adjective

modern-day (not comparable)

1. Current, up-to-date.

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

   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     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.

2. Generally accepted.

   Of course, modern-day theories debunk that idea.

3. (informal) Designating a present-day version of someone or something in history.

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

Translations

current

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• Finnish: nyky- (fi), nykyinen (fi)
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generally accepted

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• Finnish: nykyinen (fi)
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