contemporary

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[edit] Etymology

Recorded since 1631, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin con- "with, together" + temporarius "of time" (from tempus "time")

[edit] Adjective

contemporary (comparative more contemporary, superlative most contemporary)

Positive
contemporary

Comparative
more contemporary

Superlative
most contemporary

  1. from the same time period, coexistent in time.
  2. modern, of the present age.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
contemporary

Plural
contemporaries

contemporary (plural contemporaries)

  1. Someone living at the same time.
    Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare
  2. Any creature living at the same time.
    The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries
  3. Something existing at the same time.
    Often contemporary customs differ as if dating from different ages, whether they do or not

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