existing, beginning, or occurring in the same period of time
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con•tem•po•ra•ne•ous /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
con•tem•po•ra•ne•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -temp-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- living or occurring during the same period of time.
con•tem•po•ra•ne•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -temp-.
con•tem•po•ra•ne•ous
(kən tem′pə rā′nē əs),USA pronunciation adj.
con•tem•po•ra•ne•i•ty
(kən tem′pər ə nē′i tē),USA pronunciation con•tem′po•ra′ne•ous•ness, n.
con•tem′po•ra′ne•ous•ly, adv.
- living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
- Latin contemporāneus, equivalent. to con- con- + tempor- (stem of tempus time) + -āneus (-ān(us) -an + -eus -eous)
- 1650–60
- simultaneous, concurrent. See contemporary.
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