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contemporaneity

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con⋅tem⋅po⋅ra⋅ne⋅ous

  [kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs]
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–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  [kuhn-tem-per-uh-nee-i-tee] , 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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con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous   (kən-těm'pə-rā'nē-əs)   
adj.  Originating, existing, or happening during the same period of time: the contemporaneous reigns of two monarchs. See Synonyms at contemporary.

[Latin contemporāneus : com-, com- + tempus, tempor-, time + -āneus, adj. suff.]
con·tem'po·ra·ne'i·ty (-pər-ə-nē'ĭ-tē, -nā'-), con·tem'po·ra'ne·ous·ness n., con·tem'po·ra'ne·ous·ly adv.
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