The difference between Contemporary and Modern
When used as nouns, contemporary means someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another, whereas modern means someone who lives in modern times.
When used as adjectives, contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time, whereas modern means pertaining to a current or recent time and style.
check bellow for the other definitions of Contemporary and Modern
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Contemporary as an adjective:
From the same time period, coexistent in time.
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Contemporary as an adjective:
Modern, of the present age.
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Contemporary as a noun:
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Examples:
"Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare."
"The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries."
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Contemporary as a noun (dated):
Something existing at the same time. A rival newspaper or magazine.
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Modern as an adjective:
Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
Examples:
"Our online interactive game is a modern approach nowrap to teaching about gum disease.  nowrap Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has nowrap a very modern look."
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Modern as an adjective (history):
Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
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Modern as a noun:
Someone who lives in modern times.
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Modern as a noun:
The modern time.