Contemporaneous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

occurring in the same period of time

of the same period

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔːθʌmpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˌɛmpɔːɹˈeɪniəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˌɛmpɔːɹˈeɪniəs/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔːθʌmpɚ/.

Examples

a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation
the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coeval contemporary coetaneous

Parts of Speech

adjective	occurring in the same period of time “a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”
adjective	of the same period

Word Forms

contemporaneousness	noun	the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity	noun	the quality of belonging to the same period of time
coeval	noun	a person of nearly the same age as another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gleichzeitig

im gleichen Zeitraum auftreten

🇫🇷French

contemporain

se produisant dans la même période

🇪🇸Spanish

contemporáneo

ocurriendo en el mismo periodo de tiempo

🇮🇹Italian

contemporaneo

avvenuti nello stesso periodo di tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijktijdig

die in dezelfde periode plaatsvinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

contemporâneo

ocorrendo no mesmo período de tempo

🇷🇺Russian

современный

происходящие в один и тот же период времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समसामयिक

एक ही समयावधि में घटित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সমসাময়িক

একই সময়ের মধ্যে ঘটছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சமகாலத்தவர்

அதே காலகட்டத்தில் நிகழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమకాలీన

అదే సమయంలో సంభవిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

समकालीन

त्याच कालावधीत घडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમકાલીન

સમાન સમયગાળામાં થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ

ಅದೇ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമകാലികമായ

ഒരേ കാലയളവിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਕਾਲੀ

ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਉਸੇ ਮਿਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم عصر

وقت کی ایک ہی مدت میں واقع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同时期的

发生在同一时间段

🇯🇵Japanese

同時代の

同じ時期に起こっていること

🇰🇷Korean

동시대의

같은 시기에 일어나는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đương thời

xảy ra trong cùng một khoảng thời gian

🇹🇭Thai

ร่วมสมัย

ที่เกิดขึ้นในช่วงเวลาเดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sejaman

terjadi dalam kurun waktu yang sama

🇵🇭Filipino

kasabay

nagaganap sa parehong yugto ng panahon

🇲🇾Malay

sezaman

berlaku dalam tempoh masa yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معاصر

تحدث في نفس الفترة الزمنية

🇮🇷Persian

همزمان

در همان بازه زمانی رخ می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

çağdaş

Aynı zaman diliminde meydana gelen

🇮🇱Hebrew

עכשווי

המתרחשים באותו פרק זמן

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The primary meaning of 'contemporaneous' is 'occurring in the same period of time'.

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'contemporaneous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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