contemporaneous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/, /ˌkɒntɛmpəˈreɪniəs/
• (US) IPA: /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/

  Rhymes: -eɪniəs

[edit] Adjective

contemporaneous (not comparable)

1. Existing or created in the same period of time.

   Look in other contemporaneous works to see whether that idea was common then.

[edit] Usage notes

For events which occur at precisely the same time, simultaneous is used.

[edit] Synonyms

• coeval, cotemporal

[edit] Translations