Contemporary Time Latin Adjective Kənˈtemprəri Kənˈtempəreri Account Battle

• we have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened).
• he was contemporary with the dramatist congreve.
• the amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the colosseum in rome.
• contemporary society/culture

contemporary

1. belonging to the same time
• We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened).
• He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.
• The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome.

Extra Examples

• She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book.
• a composer contemporary with Beethoven
• a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty
2. belonging to the present time
• SYNONYM modern
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• contemporary society/culture
• contemporary art/music/dance
• contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history
• He is among the best-known contemporary artists.
• The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain.

Extra Examples

• She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance.
• The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year.
• This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world.
3. following modern ideas in style or design
• Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls.

Word Origin

• mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).