contemporary

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person of nearly the same age as another
  2. adjective characteristic of the present
  3. adjective belonging to the present time

Etymology

From Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an adjective derived from tempus (“time”).

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Synonyms

coeval

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