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modern language

mod·ern lan·guage
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mod-ern lang-gwij]
    • /ˈmɒd ərn ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • /ˈmɒdn ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mod-ern lang-gwij]
    • /ˈmɒd ərn ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of modern language words

  • noun modern language one of the literary languages currently in use in Europe, as French, Spanish, or German, treated as a departmental course of study in a school, college, or university. 1
  • noun modern language any of the languages spoken in present-day Europe, with the exception of English 0
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Origin of modern language

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Modern language

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Modern language

modern language popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

modern language usage trend in Literature

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