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Definition of: contemporaneous
(kən·tem′pə·rā′nē·əs) adjective
Living or occurring at the same time: also spelled cotemporaneous. [<L contemporaneus <com- together + tempus, temporis time]
—con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty (kən·tem′pə·rə·nē′ə·tē), con·tem′po·ra′ne·ous·ness noun
—con·tem′po·ra′·ne·ous·ly adverb Synonym: contemporary. Contemporaneous is used chiefly of facts and events, contemporary of persons: contemporary writers; contemporaneous writings.
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