Definition

Existing or happening at the same time as something else.

Example

The two artists were contemporaneous, creating their masterpieces in the same decade.

Conversation

Did you know that those two artists were actually contemporaneous with each other?

Really? I always thought they were from different eras.

Yeah, it’s interesting how their styles influenced each other despite being contemporaneous.

That makes sense! It’s cool to think about how history connects.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Contemporaneous is formed from "con-" (meaning together) and "temporaneus" (from Latin "tempus", meaning time). The word describes events or things that exist or occur at the same time.

Memory Tip

Think of things that exist 'together' in 'time' — that's what contemporaneous means.

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