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contemporary

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a person of nearly the same age as another

    noun.person

    Synonyms coeval

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were <i>contemporaries</i>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. characteristic of the present

    adj.all

    Examples
    Contemporary trends in design.
    Synonyms modern-day

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. belonging to the present time

    adj.all

    Examples
    Contemporary leaders.
    Synonyms present-day

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. occurring in the same period of time

    adj.all

    Examples
    The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart.
    Synonyms contemporaneous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

contemporaneitycontemporaneouscontemporaneouslycontemporaneousnesscontemporariescontemporarinesscontemporary worldcontemporisecontemporizecontemptcontempt of congresscontempt of court

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