Modern generally means something that is "up-to-date", "new", or from the present time. It may refer to:

• Modern Art, a form of art.
• Modern architecture, a style of architecture.
• Modernity, a very loosely defined time period which generally commences at or some time after the Renaissance in Europe
• Late Modernity
• Modern dance, a dance form developed in the early 20th century
• Modern Defense, a chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with pawns on d4 and e4
• Modern (album), an album from the British punk rock band, The Buzzcocks
• Modernist poetry
• Modernism
• Postmodernism

Modern may also refer to:

• Modra, a Slovak city, referred to in the German language as "modern"

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