Contemporary meaning

What does “contemporary” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“contemporary” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a person of nearly the same age as another.

contemporary

noun

  1. a person of nearly the same age as another

    Synonymscoeval

adjective

  1. characteristic of the present

    “contemporary trends in design”

    “the role of computers in modern-day medicine”

    Synonymsmodern-day
  2. belonging to the present time

    “contemporary leaders”

    Synonymspresent-day
  3. 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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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