contemporary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kənˈtɛm.pəˌɹɛɹ.i/ (General-American)
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- /kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation, informal)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an adjective derived from tempus (“time”).
Meanings
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From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
A neighb'ring Wood born with himself he sees, / And loves his old contemporary trees.
a. 1667, Abraham Cowley, Claudian's Old Man of Verona^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Essays_(Cowley)/The_Dangers_of_an_Honest_Man_in_much_Company#Section23):As this King [Henry VIII] vvas contemporary vvith the greateſt Monarchs of Europe, viz. the Emperor, the Kings of Spain and France, ſo he vvas engaged in many VVars, and in divers Leagues and Pacifications vvith them or either of them; for the better conſulting the Peace of Mankind.
1721, John Strype, “A Notable Book Came Forth, Called, ’’A Supplication of the Poor Commons to the King’’; Shewing the Late State of the Kingdom. […]”, in Ecclesiastical Memorials; Relating Chiefly to Religion, and the Reformation of It: Shewing the Various Emergencies of the Church of England, under King Henry the Eighth. […], volume I, London: […] John Wyat, […], →OCLC, page 407:
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Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.
2012 January 14, Robert L. Dorit, “Rereading Darwin”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2012, page 23:Men In Black 3 finagles its way out of this predicament by literally resetting the clock with a time-travel premise that makes Will Smith both a contemporary intergalactic cop in the late 1960s and a stranger to Josh Brolin, who plays the younger version of Smith’s stone-faced future partner, Tommy Lee Jones.
2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more contemporary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most contemporary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
archaic · anachronistic · uncontemporary · noncontemporary · coming
Deriveds
contemporariness · ultracontemporary · contemporary R&B · uncontemporary · penecontemporary · rhythmic contemporary · noncontemporary · adult contemporary · urban contemporary · hot adult contemporary · contemporarily · contemporize · contemporary circus · precontemporary · contemporary gospel
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
cotemporaneous · present-day · coeval · hodiern · contemporary · contemporary · cotemporal · coetaneous · current · de nos jours · modern · modern · coetaneous · present · coincident · coeval · contemporaneous · contemporaneous · current
Translations (143)
tl kapanahon (modern) · sh са̀времен (modern) · cs současný (modern) · tl kasalukuyan (modern) · id kontemporer (modern) · ja 近代的な (modern) · it coetaneo (from the same time period) · cs moderní (modern) · uk суча́сний (modern) · de modern (modern) · te సమకాలీన (from the same time period) · sh су̀времен (modern) · de zeitgenössisch (modern) · sh са̀времен (from the same time period) · fi samanaikainen (from the same time period) · fi nykyaikainen (modern) · fi moderni (modern) · sk vtedajší (from the same time period) · az müasir (modern) · nb samtids- (modern) · fr contemporain (from the same time period) · sh су̀времен (from the same time period) · de zeitnah (modern) · pt contemporâneo (modern) · la aequālis (from the same time period) · mk современ (from the same time period) · fi samanikäinen (from the same time period) · fa نوین (modern) · bg съвреме́нен (modern) · fi nyky- (modern) · tl alinsabay (from the same time period) · it contemporaneo (from the same time period) · sk moderný (modern) · bg едновременен (from the same time period) · cmn 同時的 /同时的 (from the same time period) · az çağdaş (modern) · grc σύγχρονος (from the same time period) · es coetáneo (from the same time period) · he בֶּן זְמַנֵּנוּ (modern) · gl contemporáneo (from the same time period) · az çağdaş (from the same time period) · uk суча́сний (from the same time period) · la coaevālis (from the same time period) · gd co-aimsireil (from the same time period) · ga nua-aimseartha (modern) · ko 현대적 (from the same time period) · pl nowoczesny (modern) · sk súdobý (from the same time period) · kk заманауи (modern) · pl współczesny (modern) · sh sùvremen (from the same time period) · ja 同時代の (from the same time period) · it coevo (from the same time period) · be суча́сны (modern) · ar مُعَاصِر (modern) · nl hedendaags (modern) · he בן דור (from the same time period) · ml സമകാലിക (modern) · es contemporario (from the same time period) · ms sezaman (from the same time period) · gv co-emshiragh (from the same time period) · he עֲכְשָׁוִי (modern) · ru совреме́нный (modern) · ru совреме́нный (from the same time period) · gd co-aimsireil (modern) · da nutids- (modern) · tr çağcıl (modern) · hy ժամանակակից (from the same time period) · fa معاصر (from the same time period) · hi समकालीन (from the same time period) · be суча́сны (from the same time period) · hu kortárs (from the same time period) · es coetáneo (modern) · it contemporaneo (modern) · cmn 現代的 /现代的 (modern) · mk модерен (modern) · bg моде́рен (modern) · nl eigentijds (modern) · sh sàvremen (from the same time period) · ar عَصْرِيّّ (modern) · sq bashkëkohor (from the same time period) · ko 현대적 (modern) · ca contemporani (modern) · nl gelijktijdig (from the same time period) · ka თანამედროვე (modern) · tr çağdaş (from the same time period) · ja 現代的な (modern) · tr modern (modern) · lt šiuolaikinis (from the same time period) · sl sodoben (modern) · sv nutida (modern) · tl kapanahon (from the same time period) · ga comhaosta (from the same time period) · cs současný (from the same time period) · sh sàvremen (modern) · nl eigentijds (from the same time period) · fr contemporain (modern) · nb samtidig (from the same time period) · cmn 近代的 (modern) · sk súčasný (modern) · ka თანამედროვე (from the same time period) · vi hiện đại (modern) · cy cyfoes (from the same time period) · sl sodoben (from the same time period) · pl ówczesny (from the same time period) · de zeitgenössisch (from the same time period) · es contemporáneo (modern) · da samtidig (from the same time period) · hu jelenkori (modern) · es contemporario (modern) · sk súčasný (from the same time period) · hi समसामयिक (from the same time period) · tr çağcıl (from the same time period) · ja モダンな (modern) · pt contemporâneo (from the same time period) · da moderne (modern) · hi समकक्ष (from the same time period) · sk dobový (from the same time period) · hy ժամանակակից (modern) · sh mȍdēran (modern) · sh sùvremen (modern) · mk современ (modern) · bg съвреме́нен (from the same time period) · tr zamandaş (modern) · izh nykyaikain (modern) · cmn 摩登 (modern) · hu kortárs (modern) · nl contemporain (from the same time period) · nn samtidig (from the same time period) · ca contemporani (from the same time period) · sv samtida (from the same time period) · ro contemporan (modern) · sl moderen (modern) · sh мо̏де̄ран (modern) · ro contemporan (from the same time period) · pt moderno (modern) · mi onāianei (modern) · vi hiện đại (from the same time period) · az müasir (from the same time period) · ms kontemporari (modern) · ar حَدِيث (modern) · ar مُعَاصِر (from the same time period) · cmn 當時的 /当时的 (from the same time period)