contemporaneously
[ kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs-lee ]
/ kənˌtɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs li /
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adverb
during the same time period: A number of state constitutions were adopted either prior to or contemporaneously with the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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Origin of contemporaneously
OTHER WORDS FROM contemporaneously
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverbpre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverbun·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverbWords nearby contemporaneously
contemplation, contemplative, contemplative order, contempo, contemporaneous, contemporaneously, contemporary, contemporize, contempt, contemptible, contempt of Congress
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