contemporaneous

adjective con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous \ kən-ˌtem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs \

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Definition of contemporaneous

: existing, occurring, or originating during the same time

social and political events that were contemporaneous with each other

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contemporaneously

adverb

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contemporaneousness

noun

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Examples of contemporaneous in a Sentence

the contemporaneous publication of the two articles
contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides

Recent Examples of contemporaneous from the Web

In a parallel, possibly contemporaneous universe to ours, weather events are inextricably linked to human moods and feelings.

— dmitry samarov, Chicago Reader, "Tiresias Was a Weatherman is an Antigone for our age of extreme weather and constant medication," 8 June 2018
American Greg LeMond was the other contemporaneous English-speaking rider to bridge the massive cultural gulf to win the Tour de France (three times) and the World Championship (twice).

— lennard zinn, WSJ, "Summer Books: Cycling," 23 May 2018
His excerpts from Comey’s contemporaneous memo include just enough content for a reader to suspect that the former FBI director may have approached Trump with a surreptitious motive.

— matt ford, The New Republic, "Anatomy of a Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory," 22 May 2018
According to contemporaneous reports, Fenwick should have been sent off with a red.

— chris chase, For The Win, "The 11 luckiest moments in sports history," 16 May 2018
So her framing of this as ‘gutting’ is completely at odds with her contemporaneous acceptance.

— lisa chase, Daily Intelligencer, "Stacey Vs. Stacey," 2 May 2018
Reliance on the author’s contemporaneous, often piecemeal notes is the least reliable way to check a quotation.

— constance grady, Vox, "Book publishing’s fact-checking failure, as illustrated by the Sally Kohn controversy," 20 Apr. 2018
The memos of former FBI Director James Comey have been released, detailing contemporaneous interactions between Comey and President Donald Trump last year that put the latter in an unflattering light.

— paula rogo, Essence.com, "Here's What Those James Comey Memos Reveal About Trump," 20 Apr. 2018
NBC News obtained the 15-page document, which are Comey’s contemporaneous summaries of seven different interactions with Trump and other White House officials from early January 2017 until just before Comey was fired that spring.

— NBC News, "Comey memos detail his version of meetings with Trump, Priebus," 20 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of contemporaneous

Latin contemporaneus, from com- + tempor-, tempus time

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First Known Use: circa 1656

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contemporaneous Synonyms

Synonyms

coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, concurrent, contemporary, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronous;

Antonyms

asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous;

Synonym Discussion of contemporaneous

contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them.