CONTEMPORANEOUS


Meaning of CONTEMPORANEOUS in English

[ kənˌtɛmpə'reɪnɪəs , kɒn- ]

■ adjective existing at or occurring in the same period of time.

Derivatives

contemporaneity -'ni:ɪti , -'neɪɪti noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C17: from L., from con- 'together with' + temporaneus (from tempus , tempor- 'time') + -ous .

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