Definition of contemporary
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: simultaneous
2
: happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time
The book is based on contemporary accounts of the war.
contemporary
noun
plural contemporaries
Definition of contemporary (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: one that is contemporary with another
Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.
2
: one of the same or nearly the same age as another
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The first known use of contemporary was in 1614
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