Contemporary: meaning, definitions and examples

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contemporary

[ kənˈtɛmpərəri ]

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society

Belonging to or occurring in the present; modern or current.

Synonyms

current, modern, up-to-date

Examples of usage

contemporary art
contemporary music scene
contemporary issues in society

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art

A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.

Synonyms

coeval, fellow, peer

Examples of usage

Picasso and Matisse were contemporaries
The novel is set in the contemporary of World War II

Translations

Translations of the word "contemporary" in other languages:

🇵🇹 contemporâneo

🇮🇳 समकालीन

🇩🇪 zeitgenössisch

🇮🇩 kontemporer

🇺🇦 сучасний

🇵🇱 współczesny

🇯🇵 現代的な (gendai-teki na)

🇫🇷 contemporain

🇪🇸 contemporáneo

🇹🇷 çağdaş

🇰🇷 현대의 (hyeondae-ui)

🇸🇦 معاصر (muaasir)

🇨🇿 současný

🇸🇰 súčasný

🇨🇳 当代的 (dāngdài de)

🇸🇮 sodobni

🇮🇸 samtíma

🇰🇿 заманауи

🇬🇪 თანამედროვე (tanamedrove)

🇦🇿 müasir

🇲🇽 contemporáneo

Word origin

The word 'contemporary' originated from the Latin word 'contemporarius', which is a combination of 'con-' (meaning 'together') and 'temporarius' (meaning 'of time'). It first appeared in English in the early 17th century. Over time, 'contemporary' has come to represent the idea of something being current, modern, or of the same time period.