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contemporary

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adjective

con·​tem·​po·​rary kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē How to pronounce contemporary (audio)
-ˌre-rē
1
a
: marked by characteristics of the present period : modern, current
contemporary American literature
contemporary standards
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.
contemporarily
kən-ˌtem-pə-ˈrer-ə-lē How to pronounce contemporary (audio)
adverb

contemporary

2 of 2

noun

plural contemporaries
1
: one that is contemporary with another
Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.
2
: one of the same or nearly the same age as another

Did you know?

Contemporary can be confusing because of its slightly different meanings. In everyday use, it generally means simply "modern" or "new". But before the 20th century it instead referred only to things from the same era as certain other things; so, for instance, Jesus was contemporary with the Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius, and Muhammad was contemporary with Pope Gregory the Great. And contemporary is also a noun: thus, Jane Austen's contemporaries included Coleridge and Wordsworth, and your own contemporaries were born around the same year that you were.

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for contemporary

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.

Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin

contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people.

contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping

coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons.

two stars thought to be coeval

synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals.

synchronous timepieces

simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time.

the two shots were simultaneous

coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship.

the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year

Example Sentences

Adjective the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions Noun He was a contemporary of George Washington. She is politically very different from most of her contemporaries.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Sublime have one of the most fascinating — and tragic — stories in contemporary rock music. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 The South China Morning Post said the record numbers were swelled by a recent wave of nostalgia for Canto-pop or Cantonese-language contemporary music, though the paper also noted that Lau also performed a couple of Mandarin-language classics. Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 Joshua Kosman has covered classical music for the San Francisco Chronicle since 1988, reviewing and reporting on the wealth of orchestral, operatic, chamber and contemporary music throughout the Bay Area. Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 Huli Huli Tiki Lounge serves up classic and contemporary tiki cocktails alongside Polynesian food. Allison Jack, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022 This festival — put on each August by the Earle Brown Music Foundation — specializes in filling just this kind of contemporary-music niche. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 On the red carpets, A-listers fused both classic and contemporary silhouettes—making for ensembles that felt new but familiar. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 July 2022 The course, which ran Jan. 26-March 9, examined Swift's evolution as an artist, the legacy of pop and country songwriters, the politics of race in contemporary popular music, and more. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 July 2022 The multi-instrumentalist and composer Tyshawn Sorey has spent two decades expanding the borders of jazz and fortifying its connections to contemporary classical music. Martin Johnson, WSJ, 18 July 2022
Noun
Ultimately, Gonzalez is intent on surprising an audience with works that integrate the contemporary with the familiar. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022 And now all around the ballpark, which is this gorgeous brick building kind of built in the style, not too different from, from Jacob’s field, which is a contemporary of it. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2022 The two-door Audi 80 wagon, built from 1966 to 1968, was a contemporary of the Volkswagen Squareback, but with its powertrain at the front rather than the rear. Car and Driver, 16 July 2022 The Motown group known as The Temptations navigated a truly stunning repertoire of musical styles over a 62-year history: classic R&B, psychedelic soul, pop, funk, rock ‘n’ roll, adult contemporary. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022 And Bam Adebayo remains somewhat of a neophyte, a contemporary in age to many of his teammates. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2022 Along the way, Ms. Barra formed a close partnership with Mr. Reuss, a contemporary who had been a candidate for the top job in 2014. New York Times, 12 May 2022 The nearly 3,000-square-foot contemporary sold within a few months for $8.25 million. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022 Take the painter Henrietta Shore, a contemporary of O’Keeffe. Susan Delson, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably borrowed from New Latin contemporārius "existing at the same period of time," from Latin con- con- + tempor-, tempus "time" + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at tempo

Note: The suffixation may be modeled on Latin temporārius; see temporary entry 1.

Noun

derivative of contemporary entry 1, or from nominal use of its probable source, New Latin contemporārius

First Known Use

Adjective

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of contemporary was in 1614

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