contemporary

CEFRB2

/kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/

adjective · noun

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing or happening at the same time as something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

Examples

  • The gallery showcases contemporary art from artists around the world.

  • The professor is familiar with contemporary literature.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Someone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else)

  2. From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Something existing at the same time.

More examples

In context

  • Scott was a contemporary of Byron.

  • The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.

  • Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.

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Origin

adjective

From Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an adjective derived from tempus (“time”).