Modern English—English as it has been since about 1500:
- According to the nomenclature now generally adopted, the Old English period ends about 1100–1150, the Middle English period about 1500, when the period of Modern English begins.
New English—
1. the contemporary English language:
- Marriageable men, or what the new English calls “intending bridegrooms” should look at themselves dispassionately in the glass.
2. (attrib.) pertaining to New England (a part of the United States comprising six north-eastern States):
- Early New English houses were compact, with cooking taking place in one of the principal public rooms.