old vs modern: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: old or modern

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oldadjective

skilled through long experience

oldadjective

belonging to some prior time

oldadjective

just preceding something else in time or order

oldadjective

very good

oldadjective

of a very early stage in development

oldadjective

of long duration; not new

oldnoun

past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

oldadjective

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

oldadjective

(used for emphasis) very familiar

modernadjective

relating to a recently developed fashion or style

modernadjective

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

modernadjective

ahead of the times

modernnoun

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

modernnoun

a contemporary person

modernadjective

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

modernadjective

characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

old Illustrations

modern Illustrations

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