Contemporary

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day". Template:Syn

   The artist has a great knowledge of the sources of historical and contemporary art.

2. If $x$ is contemporary with $y$, they happened at about the same time. Template:Syn

   They are sources that are contemporary or near contemporary with the period being studied.

Noun

1. Template:Countable Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.

   This is what made Marx so different from his socialist contemporaries.