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late modernity

late modernity noun: the current time period, perceived as an ongoing part of modernity rather than a separate postmodern.

Noun

late modernity (uncountable)

  1. The current time period, perceived as an ongoing part of modernity rather than a separate postmodern.

Synonyms of late modernity

Questions about late modernity

What does late modernity mean?
Late modernity means the current time period, perceived as an ongoing part of modernity rather than a separate postmodern.
What part of speech is late modernity?
Late modernity is a noun.

Words near late modernity in the dictionary

  1. Late Middle Ages
  2. Late Middle Egyptian
  3. late model
  4. late modern
  5. Late Modern English
  6. late modernity
  7. late night
  8. late nights
  9. late on
  10. late pass
  11. late passes

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