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1
existing or occurring at the same period of time
- the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs
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2
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
- a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions
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nounSynonyms of contemporary (Entry 2 of 2)
a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another
- Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809
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The first known use of contemporary was in 1614
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