contemporaneous
contemporaneous
Definition
con·tem·po·ra·neous (kən tem′pə rā′nē əs)
adjective
existing or happening in the same period of time
Etymology: L contemporaneus < com-, with + tempus: see contemporary
Related Forms:
- contemporaneity con·tem′·po·ra·ne′ity (-pə rə nē′ə tē; -nā′-) noun or contemporaneousness con·tem′·po·ra′·neous·ness
- contemporaneously con·tem′·po·ra′·neous·ly adverb
contemporaneous
Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- building: Beyond that the trail nuts cold u hen seeking design materials contemporaneous with the building of the house.
Modifies a noun
- note: There is rarely any contemporaneous written note of the call.
- record: The first dentist in her contemporaneous notes records that she informed the patient.
- documentation: Moreover, the district nurse's account is corroborated by her meticulous contemporaneous documentation of events.
- communication: On the other, a misuse of words to describe more or less contemporaneous online communication.
- agreement: We are concerned in this case with evidence of negotiations, drafts and other manifestations of subjective intention, not with contemporaneous agreements.
- evidence: Appropriate contemporaneous evidence should be retained to support any claim to the relief.
Modifying Another Word
- roughly: Roughly contemporaneous with such changes was the introduction of new rules on first tier decision making and appeals.
- almost: As should the reissues of two almost contemporaneous CDs from the same kind of jazz meets rock area of things.
- not: A song was written a century later, and was not contemporaneous.
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