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premodernity

premodernity noun: the period before the modern era.

Noun

premodernity (uncountable)

  1. The period before the modern era

Origin of premodernity

From pre- + modernity.

Questions about premodernity

What does premodernity mean?
Premodernity means the period before the modern era.
What part of speech is premodernity?
Premodernity is a noun.

Words near premodernity in the dictionary

  1. premo
  2. premobilization
  3. premodern
  4. premodernism
  5. premodernisms
  6. premodernity
  7. premodernization
  8. premodification
  9. premodifications
  10. premodified
  11. premodifier

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