contemporary
Someone or something belonging to the same time periodSomeone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else)
» What contemporary authors do you like?
Какие современные авторы вам нравятся? — marafon
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3 sensesSomeone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else)
Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.
The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.
Something existing at the same time.
Zeitgenosse, Zeitgenossin
совреме́нникsovreménnik, совреме́нницаsovreménnica
сучасникsučasnyk, сучасницяsučasnycja
Something existing at the same time.
(dated)A rival newspaper or magazine.
- a person of nearly the same age as another
Examples
68 sentencesWhat contemporary authors do you like?
ruКакие современные авторы вам нравятся? — marafon
I must admit I don't like contemporary music much.
He studies contemporary literature.
ruОн изучает современную литературу. — afyodor
deEr studiert zeitgenössische Literatur. — Sudajaengi
The professor is familiar with contemporary literature.
Професор знайомий із сучасною літературою. — deniko
deDer Professor ist mit der Gegenwartsliteratur vertraut. — Sudajaengi
Biologists view the chupacabras as a contemporary legend.
Біологи вважають чупакабру сучасною легендою. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an aFrom Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an adjective derived from tempus (“time”).
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Forms
plural: contemporaries| Singular | contemporary |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a person of nearly the same age as another:coeval
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.