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121mod|el|ing — «MOD uh lihng», noun. 1. the act or art of a person who models: »Miss Carter…said she would like to take up modeling as a profession (Baltimore Sun). 2. the production of designs in some plastic material, such as clay or wax, especially for… …
122mod|el|ling — «MOD uh lihng», noun. Especially British. modeling …
123mod|er|an|tism — «MOD uh ruhn TIHZ uhm», noun. a moderate political policy, especially during the French Revolution. ╂[< French modérantisme < modérant, present participle of modérer to moderate < Latin moderāre] …
124mod|er|a|tor|ship — «MOD uh RAY tuhr shihp», noun. the office of moderator: »His service was fittingly crowned by a Double Moderatorship of the General Assembly (London Times) …
125mod|er|a|tor — «MOD uh RAY tuhr», noun. 1. a presiding officer; chairman: »the moderator of a town meeting, the moderator of a church assembly. 2. an arbitrator; mediator. SYNONYM(S): arbiter, umpire, judge. 3. Physics. a material, such as graphite, used in a… …
126mod|ern-dress — «MOD uhrn DREHS», adjective. 1. (of a play) produced or performed with the actors dressed in modern fashion, or with modern scenery in the background to make it up to date: »a modern dress version of Hamlet. 2. (of a literary work, especially… …
127mod|ern|ist — «MOD uhr nihst», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who holds modern views or uses modern methods: »The contemporary modernists rebel only with the established forms of Expressionism and Abstractionism (New Yorker). 2. a person who supports the… …
128mod|ern|i|za|tion — «MOD uhr nuh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of modernizing; bringing up to the present ways or standards: »The government…is pouring $1.4 billion worth of British pounds sterling into mechanization and modernization of mining (Wall Street Journal) …
