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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. 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.

3. 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.

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

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   Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time. They wanted traditional music; he felt more contemporary music would aid outreach. Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style. Only the names are ancient; the characters are modern and contemporary.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › contemporaryContemporary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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. Anything characteristic of the present day can be called contemporary. Definitions of contemporary.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcontemporary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › contemporaryCONTEMPORARY 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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › CONTEMPORARYContemporary - definition of contemporary by The Free Dictionary

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   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. 4. having approximately the same age as one another. n, pl -raries.

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

10. 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.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › contemporary_adjcontemporary, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word contemporary. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.