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adjective

Contemporary adj.

Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. "This king (Henry VIII.) was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe."

Of the same age; coeval. "A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees."

noun

Contemporary n. (pl. contemporaries)

One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.

A person of nearly the same age as another.

Synonyms: coeval.

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