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early modern

early modern adjective: describing a period of primarily European history between the Middle Ages and the modern period; the time between c. 1500–1800.

Adjective

early modern

  1. Describing a period of primarily European history between the Middle Ages and the modern period; the time between c. 1500–1800.
    • One of the most important economic changes in early modern Europe is what historians have called the Price Revolution. That is, between 1500 and 1600, most prices doubled in real terms, although there was enormous regional variation in the commodities that were sold.2008, Mark Konnert, Early Modern Europe: The Age of Religious War, 1559-1715, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 59

Forms of early modern

alternative formEarly Modern

Questions about early modern

What does early modern mean?
Early modern means describing a period of primarily European history between the Middle Ages and the modern period; the time between c. 1500–1800.
What part of speech is early modern?
Early modern is an adjective.

Words near early modern in the dictionary

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  10. Early Modern Korean
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