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English adjective: contemporary | |||
| 1. | contemporary characteristic of the present | ||
| Samples | Contemporary trends in design. The role of computers in modern-day medicine. | ||
| Synonyms | modern-day | ||
| Similar | modern | ||
| Antonyms | nonmodern | ||
| 2. | contemporary belonging to the present time | ||
| Samples | Contemporary leaders. | ||
| Synonyms | present-day | ||
| Similar | current | ||
| Antonyms | noncurrent | ||
| 3. | contemporary occurring in the same period of time | ||
| Samples | A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation. The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart. | ||
| Synonyms | contemporaneous | ||
| Similar | synchronal, synchronic, synchronous | ||
| Antonyms | asynchronous | ||
English noun: contemporary | |||
| 1. | contemporary (person) a person of nearly the same age as another | ||
| Synonyms | coeval | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compeer, equal, match, peer | ||
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