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contemporaneity
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
/
kənˌtɛm
pəˈreɪ
ni
əs
/
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uh
n-tem-p
uh
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rey
-nee-
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s
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adjective
living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
Latin
contemporāneus,
equivalent to
con-
con-
+
tempor-
(stem of
tempus
time) +
-āneus
(
-ān
(
us
)
-an
+
-eus
-eous
)
Related forms
con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty
/
kənˌtɛm
pər
əˈni
ɪ
ti
/
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k
uh
n-tem-per-
uh
-
nee
-i-tee
]
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,
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness,
noun
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly,
adverb
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous,
adjective
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly,
adverb
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness,
noun
pre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty,
noun
pre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous,
adjective
pre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly,
adverb
un·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous,
adjective
un·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly,
adverb
un·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
contemporary
,
contemporaneous.
Synonyms
simultaneous, concurrent. See
contemporary
.
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contemporaneous
(kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs)
—
adj
existing, beginning, or occurring in the same period of time
contemporaneity
—
n
contempo'raneousness
—
n
contempo'raneously
—
adv
contemporaneous
(kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs)
—
adj
existing, beginning, or occurring in the same period of time
contemporaneity
—
n
contempo'raneousness
—
n
contempo'raneously
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
contemporaneous
1650s, from L. contemporaneus "contemporary," from the same source as
contemporary
but with a form after L.L. temporaneous "timely." Related: Contemporaneously (1816); contemporaneity (1772).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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