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- pronunciation:
- kn
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time.
The telephone and the automobile were contemporary inventions.- similar words:
- simultaneous
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definition 2: |
of or belonging to the present time; current; modern.
He doesn't like contemporary art.
- synonyms:
- current, modern
- antonyms:
- ancient, historical, old-fashioned, out of date
- similar words:
- fashionable, late, new, present, recent, up-to-date
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related words: |
living, modern |
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part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
contemporaries |
definition: |
an object or person belonging to the same period of time as another or others.
William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth were contemporaries. |
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derivations: |
contemporarily (adv.), contemporariness (n.) |
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