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nonmodern

nonmodern adjective: having characteristics of past times; not modern.

Adjective

nonmodern (not comparable)

  1. Having characteristics of past times; not modern.
    Synonyms:
    unmodern

Noun

nonmodern (plural nonmoderns)

  1. One who is not modern.
    • The headscarf is a perfect tool to block the nonmoderns from participating in the class privileges that the modern state represents.2012, Hilal Elver, The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion, page 52

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Forms of nonmodern

Adjective
alternative formnon-modern
Noun
pluralnonmoderns

Origin of nonmodern

From non- + modern.

Words formed from nonmodern

Questions about nonmodern

What does nonmodern mean?
Nonmodern means having characteristics of past times; not modern.
What part of speech is nonmodern?
Nonmodern can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonmodern in the dictionary

  1. nonmodels
  2. nonmodem
  3. nonmoderate
  4. nonmoderated
  5. nonmoderates
  6. nonmodern
  7. nonmodernity
  8. nonmodernness
  9. nonmoderns
  10. nonmodifiable
  11. nonmodified

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