General and Modern

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Modern and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Modern" instead an adjective "General".

Modern

Modern adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.

General and modern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Modern".

Both words in one sentence

  • Post-Modern Magik The Nasuverse in general tends to avoid this, due to magi actively shunning modern technology.
  • The Battlestar Similar to modern aircraft carriers (a well-placed shot in the hangar will gut the carriers, and general strategy is to defend them at all costs).
  • Samurai A more modern take is the Corporate Samurai, who takes the general ethos of the samurai and applies it to a modern setting.
    Source: Samurai
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