contemporary

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an adjective derived from tempus (“time”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹəɹ.i/, (nonstandard) /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛm.pəˌɹɛɹ.i/
• Hyphenation: con‧tem‧po‧ra‧ry

Adjective

contemporary (comparative more contemporary, superlative most contemporary)

1. From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

   Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous; see also Thesaurus:contemporary

   Antonym: anachronistic (approximately)
3. Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

   Synonyms: current, modern; see also Thesaurus:present

   Antonyms: archaic, coming

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Noun

contemporary (plural contemporaries)

1. Someone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else)
2. Something existing at the same time.
   1. (dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.

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Further reading

• “contemporary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “contemporary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “contemporary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.