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premodern

premodern adjective: preceding or predating the modern era.

Adjective

premodern (not comparable)

  1. Preceding or predating the modern era.
    • a premodern Chinese sculpture

Forms of premodern

alternative formpre-modern

Origin of premodern

From pre- + modern.

Questions about premodern

What does premodern mean?
Premodern means preceding or predating the modern era.
What part of speech is premodern?
Premodern is an adjective.

Words near premodern in the dictionary

  1. premmies
  2. premnaspirodiene
  3. premnaspirodiene oxygenase
  4. premo
  5. premobilization
  6. premodern
  7. premodernism
  8. premodernisms
  9. premodernity
  10. premodernization
  11. premodification

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