English Explanatory Dictionary

contemporaneous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Existing or created in the same period of time.

Pronunciation

/kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/ /ˌkɒn.tɛm-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contemporaneous.wav

Word forms

contemporaneous

Etymology

From Latin contemporāneus (“contemporary”), from con- (“with”) + tempus (“time”) + -aneus (“of or pertaining to”) (compare Late Latin temporāneus (“opportune, timely”)).

Synonyms

coeval contemporary cotemporal

Related words

contemporaneity contemporarily contemporariness contemporary contemporization contemporisation contemporize

Derived words

contemporaneously contemporaneousness noncontemporaneous penecontemporaneous precontemporaneous subcontemporaneous uncontemporaneous
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