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Definition contemporaneous in American English

contemporaneous adjective

adjective
/kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/
1

happening or existing during the same period of time

Example

There are several contemporaneous accounts of the meeting.

Example

His work is contemporaneous with the beginnings of the Pop Art movement.

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Definition contemporaneous in American English