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| 1. | [ adjective ] characteristic of the present | |
| Synonyms: | modern-day | |
| Examples: | "contemporary trends in design" "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" |
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| Related terms: | modern | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] characteristic of the present | |
| Examples: | "contemporary trends in design" "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" |
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| Related terms: | modern | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] belonging to the present time | |
| Synonyms: | present-day | |
| Examples: | "contemporary leaders" |
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| Related terms: | current | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a person of nearly the same age as another | |
| Synonyms: | coeval | |
| Related terms: | peer | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] occurring in the same period of time | |
| Synonyms: | contemporaneous | |
| Examples: | "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation" "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart" |
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| Related terms: | synchronous | |
| Similar spelling: |
contemporaries contemporaneity contemporize contemporise contemporaneous contemptibly contemplation contender contemplate contemptuously contemptuous contemptible condemnatory |
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