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Definition of Modern man
1. Noun. Subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modern Man
Literary usage of Modern man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1904)
"Moreover, a careful comparison of the dimensions of the Neanderthal skull with
that of modern man shows that the former lies far outside the known limit« of ..."
2. The Social Teachings of the Prophets and Jesus by Charles Foster Kent (1917)
"The Social Leaven at Work in the Life of the modern man. Two closely related
questions are often asked to-day: (1) How far are the social principles of the ..."
3. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1890)
"Exigencies and pretensions of the modern man.—Theoretical rule of selection among
rivals.—Popular suffrage erected into judicial arbitrament. ..."
4. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1890)
"Exigencies and pretensions of the modern man.—Theoretical rule of selection among
rivals.—Popular suffrage erected into judicial arbitrament. ..."
5. Pragmatism and the Problem of the Idea by John Thomas Driscoll (1915)
"Christianity and the modern man. The means of the comparison are twofold: to state in
... Thus three terms enter into the discussion: the modern man, ..."
6. The Literary Character: Or, The History of Men of Genius, Drawn from Their by Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (1881)
"The perfect character of a modern man of letters exhibited in Peiresc.—Their
utility to authors and artists. AMONG the active members of the literary ..."