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Contemporary
Pronunciation : Con*tem"po*ra*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]
Definition : 1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.
2. Of the same age; coeval. A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees. Cowley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Con*tem"po*ra*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : Defn: One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.
pl. Contemporaries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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