"contemporary" meaning in All languages combined

See contemporary on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).rər.i/ [UK] Audio: en-contemporary.oga [US] Forms: contemporary [positive], more contemporary [comparative], most contemporary [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day". Synonyms: modern
    Sense id: simple-contemporary-en-adj-h-LI47pE
  2. If x is contemporary with y, they happened at about the same time. Synonyms: modern
    Sense id: simple-contemporary-en-adj-3VLDojBx

Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).rər.i/ [UK] Audio: en-contemporary.oga [US] Forms: contemporary [singular], contemporaries [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=contemporaries}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.
    Sense id: simple-contemporary-en-noun-LgzGQfa0
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