cotemporary

/ (kəʊˈtɛmpərərɪ) /

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adjective

a variant of contemporary

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Words nearby cotemporary

coteach, Côte d'Azur, Côte d'Ivoire, Côte-d'Or, cotehardie, cotemporary, cotenant, Cotentin, coterie, coterminous, Côtes-d'Armor

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How to use cotemporary in a sentence

His Almanac was preferred to that of Leadbeater, or any other calculator cotemporary with himself.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Rhode Island is almost destroyed by the small-pox, says a cotemporary letter.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
We wish we could do that; but our cotemporary has already engaged the only editor we know of who can.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various
The Annals of Ulster are cotemporary authority for the event.
Dean of Lismore's Book|Various

Foxs eloquence was even then remarkable, and he had no cotemporary so erudite in knowledge, none so elegant in mirth.
Rowlandson's Oxford|A. Hamilton Gibbs