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MOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mod" is a kind of...):
adolescent; stripling; teen; teenager (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("mod" is a member of...):
mods (a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to a recently developed fashion or style
Example:
tables in modernistic designs
Synonyms:
mod; modern; modernistic
Classified under:
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)
