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NounSino-Korean: 近代
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modern times
A past period close to contemporary times when the features of the modern world started to emerge.
Korean definition: 현대의 특징이 나타나기 시작한 가까운 과거의 시대.
Seunggyu studied new modern ideas abroad and came back.
My grandmother is from an older generation, so she isn't used to modern ways of thinking.
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modern times
The era between the Middle Ages and the contemporary age.
Korean definition: 중세와 현대 사이의 시대.
Cultural organizations called for preserving the modern-era buildings that remain throughout the city.
This novel was written in the early 1900s, so it portrays life in modern-era Korea well.