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Basic Definition:

Mod can be both an adjective and a noun.

Usage Instructions:

• When using "mod" as an adjective, you can describe anything that has a modern look or style.
• When using "mod" as a noun, it typically refers to a specific cultural group from the 1960s in Britain.

Advanced Usage:

• You can use "mod" in discussions about fashion, music, and youth culture.
• Example: "The mod lifestyle was all about embracing new trends and rejecting the old-fashioned ways."

Word Variants:

• Modern (adjective): Relating to the present or recent times.
• Modish (adjective): Fashionable or stylish.

Different Meanings:

• Mod can also refer to modifications in gaming or technology (for example, "game mods" are changes made to video games).
• In mathematics, mod is short for "modulus," which indicates the remainder of a division operation.

Synonyms:

• For the adjective meaning:
  • Contemporary
  • Stylish
  • Trendy
• For the noun meaning (specific to the 1960s):
  • None directly, but "hip" or "fashionista" can sometimes capture similar ideas in a broader context.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• While "mod" doesn’t have specific idioms or phrasal verbs, you might encounter phrases like "to mod up" meaning to enhance or improve something’s style.

Examples:

• Adjective: "Her outfit was very mod, with geometric patterns and bright colors."
• Noun: "Back in the 60s, the mod scene was vibrant with music and fashion."

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Adjective

1. relating to a recently developed fashion or style;
   • their offices are in a modern skyscraper
   • tables in modernistic designs

Noun

1. a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers

Synonyms

• modern
• modernistic