An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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modernity
  نوینی  
novini (#)
Fr.: modernité  

  1. The quality of being → modern.

  2. A rather diffuse term with many meanings depending on the disciplinary context. Generally, modernity refers to the cultural, intellectual, and economic consequences of the → Enlightenment and the epoch with which they are associated. Modernity is the end result of the → modernization process.

See also: → modern + → -ity.