Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
CONTEMPORARY
contemporary, present-day
(adjective) belonging to the present time; “contemporary leaders”
contemporary, modern-day
(adjective) characteristic of the present; “contemporary trends in design”; “the role of computers in modern-day medicine”
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”
contemporary, coeval
(noun) a person of nearly the same age as another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
contemporary (comparative more contemporary, superlative most contemporary)
From the same time period, coexistent in time.
Modern, of the present age.
Synonyms
• (from the same time period): contemporaneous; see also contemporary
• (modern): current; see also present
Antonyms
• (from the same time period): anachronistic: in the wrong time period
• (modern): archaic, coming
Noun
contemporary (plural contemporaries)
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tem"po*ra*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]
1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.
2. Of the same age; coeval. A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees. Cowley.
Con*tem"po*ra*ry, n.; pl. Contemporaries.
Definition: One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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