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Contemporary

Con-tĕm'po-ra-ry, a.

adjective

a. [From Lat. con and temporarius, of or belonging to time, from tempus, temporis, time. Cf. Lat. contemporare, to be contemporary.] Living, acting, or transpiring at the same time; contemporaneous.

This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.

Con-tĕm′po-ra-ry, n.

noun

n. One who lives at the same time with another; as, Socrates and Plato were contemporaries.

Co-tēm'po-ra-ry, n.

noun

n. One who lives at the same time with another.