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un·con·tem·po·rary | \ ˌən-kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē 
, -ˌre-rē \
, -ˌre-rē \Definition of uncontemporary
: not marked by characteristics of the present period : not contemporary The other artist who doesn't dominate her images is Miriam Schwedt, whose nature photos look strange because they're so uncontemporary. The artist uses ancient (that is, 19th-century) photographic media to make one-of-a-kind pictures.— Mark Jenkins
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