contemporaneous

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

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adjective

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

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)

synonym study For contemporaneous

See contemporary.

Other words for contemporaneous

simultaneous, concurrent

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Other words from contemporaneous

con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty [kuhn-tem-per-uh-nee-i-tee], /kənˌtɛm pər əˈni ɪ ti/, con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness, noun
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverb
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous, adjective
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness, noun
pre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty, noun
pre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous, adjective
un·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous, adjective
un·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness, noun

Words that may be confused with contemporaneous

contemporary, contemporaneous (see synonym study at contemporary)

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How to use contemporaneous in a sentence

One learns from observation that Paus chteau, like most others of medival times, is made up of non-contemporaneous parts.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces | Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for contemporaneous

contemporaneous

/ (kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of contemporaneous

contemporaneity (kənˌtɛmpərəˈniːɪtɪ) or contemporaneousness, noun
contemporaneously, adverb

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