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Modern Definition–adject
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ive | 1. | of or pertaining to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life. |
| 2. | characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete: modern viewpoints. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the historical period following the Middle Ages: modern European history. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accept
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ed or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) new (def. 12). |
| 6. | Typography. noting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as 1234567890. Compare old style (def. 3). |
–noun | 7. | a person of modern times. |
| 8. | a person whose views and tastes are modern. |
| 9. | Printing. a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs. |
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Furniture Definition–noun | 1. | the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. |
| 2. | fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. |
| 3. | equipment for streets and other public areas, as lighting standards, signs, benches, or litter bins. |
| 4. | Also called bearer, dead metal. Printing. p
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ieces of wood or metal, less than type high, set in and about pages of type to fill them out and hold the type in place in a chase. |
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For Definition–preposition | 1. | with the object or
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purpose of: to run for exercise. |
| 2. | intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. |
| 3. | suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. |
| 4. | in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. |
| 5. | (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! |
| 6. | sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. |
| 7. | desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. |
| 8. | in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. |
| 9. | appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. |
| 10. | with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. |
| 11. | during the continuance of: for a long time. |
| 12. | in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. |
| 13. | in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. |
| 14. | in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. |
| 15. | in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. |
| 16. | in punishment of: payment for the crime. |
| 17. | in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. |
| 18. | with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. |
| 19. | contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. |
| 20. | in order to save: to flee for one's life. |
| 21. | in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. |
| 22. | in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. |
| 23. | such as to allow of or to require: too many for separa
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| 24. | such as results in: his reason for going. |
| 25. | as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. |
| 26. | in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. |
| 27. | in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. |
| 28. | by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. |
| 29. | in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. |
| 30. | to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. |
| 31. | (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. |
| 32. | (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. |
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—Idiom| 35. | for it, British. in (def. 33). |
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Sale Definition–noun
| 3. | opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale. |
| 4. | a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices. |
| 5. | transfer of property for money or credit. |
—Idioms| 7. | for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers. |
| 8. | on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices. |
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