contemporary
existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
of about the same age or date: a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand.
of the present time; modern: a lecture on the contemporary novel.
a person belonging to the same time or period with another or others.
a person of the same age as another.
Origin of contemporary
1synonym study For contemporary
Other words for contemporary
Other words from contemporary
- con·tem·po·rar·i·ly, adverb
- con·tem·po·rar·i·ness, noun
- non·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·con·tem·po·rar·ies.
- post·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective
- ul·tra·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective, noun, plural ul·tra·con·tem·po·rar·ies.
- un·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective
Words that may be confused with contemporary
- contemporary , contemporaneous (see synonym study at the current entry)
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British Dictionary definitions for contemporary
/ (kənˈtɛmprərɪ) /
belonging to the same age; living or occurring in the same period of time
existing or occurring at the present time
conforming to modern or current ideas in style, fashion, design, etc
having approximately the same age as one another
a person living at the same time or of approximately the same age as another
something that is contemporary
journalism a rival newspaper
Origin of contemporary
1usage For contemporary
Derived forms of contemporary
- contemporarily, adverb
- contemporariness, noun
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