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Added 9 October 2026

contemporaneous

/kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/ adjective

Latin root: contemporāneus Wiktionary

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Existing or created in the same period of time. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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Current; contemporary.

Origin

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

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