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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
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