con ‧ tem ‧ po ‧ ra ‧ ne ‧ ous /kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: contemporaneus , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + tempus 'time' ]
formal happening or done in the same period of time SYN contemporary
contemporaneous with
Built in the 13th century, the chapels are contemporaneous with many of the great Gothic cathedrals.
—contemporaneously adverb
—contemporaneity /kənˌtemp ə rəˈniːəti, kənˌtemp ə rəˈniːɪti/ noun [uncountable]