Meaning

noun a contemporary person

noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

adjective belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

originFrom Middle French moderne, from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”), originally ablative of modus (“measure”); hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0