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The correct spelling is contemporary.
How to pronounce contemporary
/kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹi/
nounIPA: /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹi/
Say it like: Con-tem-por-aree
The correct spelling is contemporary. Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another. For example: "Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare."
Usage Examples
“Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
- 2.Something existing at the same time.
adjective
- 1.From the same time period, coexistent in time.
- 2.Modern, of the present age.
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