contemporaneous

American  

[kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs] / kənˌtɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs /

adjective

1. living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.

   Synonyms:

   concurrent, simultaneous

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contemporaneous British  

/ kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs, kənˌtɛmpərəˈniːɪtɪ /

adjective

1. existing, beginning, or occurring in the same period of time

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Related Words

See contemporary.

Other Word Forms

• contemporaneity noun
• contemporaneously adverb
• contemporaneousness noun
• noncontemporaneous adjective
• noncontemporaneousness noun
• precontemporaneity noun
• precontemporaneous adjective
• uncontemporaneous adjective
• uncontemporaneousness noun

Etymology

Origin of contemporaneous

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin contemporāneus, equivalent to con- con- + tempor- (stem of tempus “time”) + -āneus ( -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous )

Example Sentences

I have no contemporaneous documentation of this transaction at all.

From MarketWatch

Key reports on inflation and jobs from October and November will be released, along with more contemporaneous reports.

From MarketWatch

Some economic data, such as last month’s unemployment rate and consumer-inflation numbers, can’t be compiled retroactively, the Labor Department has said, because they rely on contemporaneous surveys.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said the paper had produced "no contemporaneous record or corroborating evidence to support these disputed recollections from nearly 50 years ago".

From Barron's

The contemporaneous divorce of Padres owner John Moores had left the team a mess — he had to sell the team to resolve the divorce — and the Dodgers would not be a mess.

From Los Angeles Times