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Contemporary

/kəˈntɛmpəˌrɛri/
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(adj) From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

The professor is familiar with contemporary literature.
Scott was a contemporary of Byron.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor is familiar with ____ literature.

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