CONTEMPORANEOUS

coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous

(adjective) of the same period

contemporaneous, contemporary

(adjective) occurring in the same period of time; “a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”; “the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

contemporaneous (not comparable)

Existing or created in the same period of time.

Usage notes

For events which occur at precisely the same time, simultaneous is used.

Synonyms

• coeval, contemporary, cotemporal; see also contemporary

Source: Wiktionary

Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]

Definition: Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary. The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. Milman - Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition