Edson Tadeu Ortolan ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>A definition for "post-modernism":
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>The concepts Modern and Post-Modern are from philosofical origin.
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>The word Modern ("hodie" - today in latin) gives us the idea of the

Yes 'hodie' is Latin for today, but according to my Concise Oxford, modern
comes ultimately from the Latin 'modo', meaning 'just now'.

Just to evade Dave's cutting shears, I'll point out that I know of a
piece called "Hodie" (Vaughan Williams) but nothing called "Modo"...:-)

Deryk Barker
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