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contemporaneous

con·tem·po·raneous

UK/kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/ US/ˌkɒn.tɛm-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

occurring in the same period of time

  • “a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”
  • “the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart”
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2.

of the same period

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Origin

From Latin contemporāneus (“contemporary”), from con- (“with”) + tempus (“time”) + -aneus (“of or pertaining to”) (compare Late Latin temporāneus (“opportune, timely”)).

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