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n-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs] 
| living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary. |
| 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. |