adjective

1. living or happening in the same period of time
2. of about the same age
3. of or in the style of the present or recent times; modern

Etymology: < L com-, with + temporarius, of time < tempus, time: see temper

noun pl. contemporaries -·rar′·ies

1. a person living in the same period as another or others
2. a person or thing of about the same age or date of origin as another