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Word: Contemporary
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis)
kənˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)i
living or occurring at the same time
Short Definition:living or occurring at same time
Examples:- the event was recorded by a contemporary historian
belonging to or occurring in the present
Short Definition:belonging to present
Examples:- the tension and complexities of our contemporary society
Word: Contemporary
Speech Type: Noun
kənˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)i
a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another
Short Definition:contemporary person or thing
Examples:- he was a contemporary of Darwin
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