Contemporary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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2 : happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time The book is based on contemporary accounts of the war. ... 1 : one that is ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut contemporary adjective SaveWord con·​tem·​po·​rary |\kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē ,-ˌre-rē\ Definitionofcontemporary (Entry1of2) 1a :markedbycharacteristicsofthepresentperiod:modern,current contemporaryAmericanliteraturecontemporarystandards b :simultaneous 2 :happening,existing,living,orcomingintobeingduringthesameperiodoftime Thebookisbasedoncontemporaryaccountsofthewar. contemporary noun pluralcontemporaries Definitionofcontemporary (Entry2of2) 1 :onethatiscontemporarywithanother PetrarchandChaucerwerecontemporaries. 2 :oneofthesameornearlythesameageasanother OtherWordsfromcontemporary Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym Didyouknow? MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutcontemporary OtherWordsfromcontemporary Adjective contemporarily \ kən-​ˌtem-​pə-​ˈrer-​ə-​lē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforcontemporary Synonyms:Adjective coetaneous,coeval,coexistent,coexisting,coextensive,coincident,coincidental,concurrent,contemporaneous,coterminous,simultaneous,synchronic,synchronousSynonyms:Noun coeval Antonyms:Adjective asynchronous,noncontemporary,nonsimultaneous,nonsynchronous VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforcontemporary Adjective contemporary,contemporaneous,coeval,synchronous,simultaneous,coincidentmeanexistingoroccurringatthesametime.contemporaryislikelytoapplytopeopleandwhatrelatestothem. AbrahamLincolnwascontemporarywithCharlesDarwin contemporaneousismoreoftenappliedtoeventsthantopeople. contemporaneousaccountsofthekidnapping coevalrefersusuallytoperiods,ages,eras,eons. twostarsthoughttobecoeval synchronousimpliesexactcorrespondenceintimeandespeciallyinperiodicintervals. synchronoustimepieces simultaneousimpliescorrespondenceinamomentoftime. thetwoshotsweresimultaneous coincidentisappliedtoeventsandmaybeusedinordertoavoidimplicationofcausalrelationship. theendofWorldWarIIwascoincidentwithagreatvintageyear Didyouknow? Contemporarycanbeconfusingbecauseofitsslightlydifferentmeanings.Ineverydayuse,itgenerallymeanssimply"modern"or"new".Butbeforethe20thcenturyitinsteadreferredonlytothingsfromthesameeraascertainotherthings;so,forinstance,JesuswascontemporarywiththeRomanemperorsAugustusandTiberius,andMuhammadwascontemporarywithPopeGregorytheGreat.Andcontemporaryisalsoanoun:thus,JaneAusten'scontemporariesincludedColeridgeandWordsworth,andyourowncontemporarieswerebornaroundthesameyearthatyouwere. ExamplesofcontemporaryinaSentence Adjective theabsurdnotionthatearlycavedwellerswerecontemporarywiththedinosaurs amagazinedevotedtocontemporaryfashions Noun HewasacontemporaryofGeorgeWashington. Sheispoliticallyverydifferentfrommostofhercontemporaries. RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Eclecticindie-rockandcomedygearedtowardWilcofansonthegroundsofaworld-classcontemporaryartmuseum,withactivitiesforkids. — EricR.Danton,BostonGlobe.com,20May2022 Shewasknownforcombiningcolorfulcontemporaryartandinteriordesignwithmoreclassicalartanddecorativeelements. — EmmaReynolds,RobbReport,18May2022 Upstairs,someofthebiggestnamesincontemporaryart,includingDamienHirstandMarinaAbramović,respondtothewarwithnewandarchivalwork. — FionaSinclairScott,CNN,14May2022 Theexhibitionshowcases73Beninobjectsalongsidecontemporaryartandpiecesfrom20otherAfricancountriestoexplorenotonlybeautyandcreativity,butalsocolonialismandenslavement. — PeggyMcglone,WashingtonPost,12May2022 Theglasscompany'sunrivaledcollectionstartswithancientspecimensandcontinuesthroughcontemporarycutting-edgeart,whiletheinstitutionpushesthemediumforwardthroughitseducation,research,andartistresidencyprograms. — JessicaRitz,Travel+Leisure,6May2022 Takentogether,thesethreeshowsreflectartisticinvestigationsofidentityandself,andupendournotionsofarthistoryandcontemporaryarttoday. — TomTeicholz,Forbes,1May2022 Thisseasonwillfeaturehighlyskilleddancersbetweentheagesof18and30,showcasingtheirtalentsinvariousdancestyles,includingcontemporary,tap,hip-hop,ballroom,animation,breakingandmore. — al,18May2022 NomaCopleyistheprimeexampleofsurrealistplayfulnessfromthe'60sand'70s,andyetherpiecesarealsoentirelycontemporary. — RosaSanchez,Harper'sBAZAAR,10May2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun TakethepainterHenriettaShore,acontemporaryofO’Keeffe. — SusanDelson,WSJ,29Apr.2022 Ithadbeengiftedinthe1970stotheuniversity'sthenhead-ofdrama,Rev.GilbertHartke,byactressMercedesMcCambridge,acontemporaryofGarland's,theuniversitysaid. — ZoeSottile,CNN,24Apr.2022 Despitesuccessabroad,theundiscoveredworkofAkselWaldemarJohannessen,acontemporaryofEdvardMunch,takesnearlythreedecadestolaunchinNorway. — LeoBarraclough,Variety,21Apr.2022 Tyler,whowonthePulitzerPrizein1989,isathearta20th-centuryrealist,ayoungercontemporaryofJohnUpdike,RichardYatesandAliceMunro. — NewYorkTimes,20Mar.2022 Spiethis$70millionback,andnotquite$4millionaheadofhiscontemporary,JustinThomas. — oregonlive,19Apr.2022 TheGreensburg,Pennsylvania,nativewasacontemporaryofJerryWexler,LeonardChessandotherwhitebusinessmen-producerswhohelpedbringBlackmusictoageneralaudience. — HillelItalie,ajc,17Apr.2022 KanoSansetsuwasacontemporaryofKanoTan’yu,regardedasthegreatestinthecenturies-longlineofJapan’scanonicalKanoSchool. — WashingtonPost,13Apr.2022 Torepresentherasamodelcontemporaryistomissexactlywhatwascourageousinherlifeandwork. — AdamGopnik,TheNewYorker,21Feb.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'contemporary.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofcontemporary Adjective 1614,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2Noun 1614,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforcontemporary Adjective probablyborrowedfromNewLatincontemporārius"existingatthesameperiodoftime,"fromLatincon-con-+tempor-,tempus"time"+-ārius-aryentry2—moreattempo Note: ThesuffixationmaybemodeledonLatintemporārius;seetemporaryentry1. Noun derivativeofcontemporaryentry1,orfromnominaluseofitsprobablesource,NewLatincontemporārius LearnMoreAboutcontemporary Sharecontemporary PosttheDefinitionofcontemporarytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcontemporaryonTwitter TimeTravelerforcontemporary Thefirstknownuseofcontemporarywas in1614 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster 'Cotemporary':TheArchaic... 'Cotemporary':TheArchaic'Contemporary' Spellingvariantsarefossilsoflanguage DictionaryEntriesNearcontemporary contemporariness contemporary contemporize SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcontemporary LastUpdated 5Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Contemporary.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contemporary.Accessed11Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcontemporary contemporary adjective con·​tem·​po·​rary |\kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē \ KidsDefinitionofcontemporary (Entry1of2) 1 :livingoroccurringatthesameperiodoftime MarkTwainandJackLondonwerecontemporarywriters. 2 :modernsense1 contemporarymusicians contemporary noun pluralcontemporaries KidsDefinitionofcontemporary (Entry2of2) :apersonwholivesatthesametimeorisaboutthesameageasanother MarkTwainandJackLondonwerecontemporaries. 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