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con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous    Audio Help   [kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
[Origin: 1650–60; < L contemporāneus, equiv. to con- con- + tempor- (s. of tempus time) + -āneus (-ān(us) -an + -eus -eous)]

—Related forms
con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty    Audio Help   [kuhn-tem-per-uh-nee-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness, noun
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverb

—Synonyms simultaneous, concurrent. See contemporary.
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Main Entry:  contemporary
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Belonging to the same period of time as another.
Synonyms:  coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, concurrent, synchronic, synchronous
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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