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
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