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con·tem·po·rary (kən tem′pə rer′ē)
adjective
- living or happening in the same period of time
- of about the same age
- 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
- a person living in the same period as another or others
- a person or thing of about the same age or date of origin as another
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