contemporaneous

[kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs]

adjective

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

   Synonyms: concurrent, simultaneous

contemporaneous

/ kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs, kənˌtɛmpərəˈniːɪtɪ /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of contemporaneous¹

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

Synonym Study

See contemporary.

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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.

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Ms Almonds-Windmill adds: "We think his few years with the police influenced this decision to keep a contemporaneous record of events. He left school at 14, but his recollections are beautifully written."

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"Turner seems to completely understand the touch that each of these songs needed," wrote Debby Miller, in a contemporaneous review of Private Dancer for Rolling Stone magazine.

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