contemporary

contemporary
con|tem|po|ra|ry1 W2 [kənˈtempərəri, -pəri US -pəreri] adj
[Date: 1600-1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: contemporarius, from Latin com- ( COM-) + tempus 'time']
1.) belonging to the present time
= ↑modern
contemporary music/art/dance etc
an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints
life in contemporary Britain
2.) happening or done in the same period of time
contemporary with
The wall hangings are thought to be roughly contemporary with the tiled floors.
contemporary 2
contemporary2 plural contemporaries
n
someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else
sb's contemporaries
Oswald was much admired by his contemporaries at the Academy.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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