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   contemporary

   /kənˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)i/

   adjective

   • 1. living or occurring at the same time: "the event was recorded by a contemporary historian"
   • ▪ dating from the same time: "this series of paintings is contemporary with other works in an early style" Similar contemporaneousconcurrentcoevalsynchronoussynchronicof the timeof the daysimultaneouscoexistingcoexistentrare:coetaneous
   • 2. belonging to or occurring in the present: "the tension and complexities of our contemporary society" Similar modernpresent-daypresentcurrentpresent-timeimmediateextantup to dateup to the minutefashionablelatestrecentultra-modernnewfangledmodishvoguishin vogueà la modeinformal:bang up to datewith itOpposite old-fashionedout of date
   • ▪ following modern ideas in style or design: "contemporary ceramics by leading potters"

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another: "he was a contemporary of Darwin"
   • ▪ a person of roughly the same age as another: "my contemporaries at school"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

   Derivatives

   • 1. contemporarily adverb
   • 2. contemporariness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › contemporaryContemporary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CONTEMPORARY is marked by characteristics of the present period : modern, current. How to use contemporary in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Contemporary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTEMPORARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONTEMPORARY definition: 1. existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern: 2. belonging to the same period, or to…. Learn more.

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   Contemporaries are people and things from the same time period. Contemporary can also describe things happening now or recently. It's common to speak of contemporary music or contemporary furniture, for example. Those things are new, not old.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTEMPORARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   contemporary in British English. (kənˈtɛmprərɪ ) adjective. 1. belonging to the same age; living or occurring in the same period of time. 2. existing or occurring at the present time. 3. conforming to modern or current ideas in style, fashion, design, etc.

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   Contemporary definition: . See examples of CONTEMPORARY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of contemporary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the word contemporary mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word contemporary. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. contemporary has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. mathematics (mid 1600s) journalism (late 1600s) visual arts (1850s) architecture (1850s)

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONTEMPORARY definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   CONTEMPORARY meaning: 1. of the present time: 2. existing or happening at the same time as something: 3. Someone's…. Learn more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › contemporaryContemporary Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Contemporary Definition. Living or happening in the same period of time. Of about the same age. Of or in the style of the present or recent times; modern. From the same time period, coexistent in time. Relatively recent.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › contemporaryContemporary Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    CONTEMPORARY meaning: 1 : happening or beginning now or in recent times; 2 : existing or happening in the same time period from the same time period.