The meaning of Contemporaries

Contemporaries – definition

noun
A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
Usage examples:
He was a contemporary of darwin
Synonims:
Peer Fellow Compeer Coeval

adjective
Living or occurring at the same time.
Usage examples:
The event was recorded by a contemporary historian

adjective
Belonging to or occurring in the present.
Usage examples:
The tension and complexities of our contemporary society

adjective
Existing or happening now
Usage examples:
Contemporary literature/music, she’s been reading contemporary accounts of new york from the early …

adjective
Existing or happening now
Usage examples:
There is a need to remain responsive to the ever-changing challenges and opportunities of the conte…

Contemporaries translation into English

Contemporaries: translate from English into Chinese

同时代人, 辈

Contemporaries: translate from English into Dutch

Tijdgenoten, Tijdgenoot

Contemporaries: translate from English into French

Contemporains, Contemporain, De même âge

Contemporaries: translate from English into German

Zeitgenossen, Zeitgenosse

Contemporaries: translate from English into Hindi

समकालीनों, समकालीन, समसामयिक

Contemporaries: translate from English into Italian

Contemporanei, Coetaneo

Contemporaries: translate from English into Korean

동시대인, 같은 시대의 사람

Contemporaries: translate from English into Russian

Современники, Современник, Ровесник, Сверстник

Contemporaries: translate from English into Spanish

Contemporáneos, Contemporáneo, Coetáneo

Word origin

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis ).

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Contemporaries synonims

coeval

adjective
Having the same age or date of origin; contemporary.
Usage examples:
These lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity

noun
A person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary.
Usage examples:
Like so many of his coevals, he yearned for stability

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compeer

noun
A person of equal rank, status, or ability.
Usage examples:
He was better versed in his profession than his compeers

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fellow

noun
A man or boy.
Usage examples:
He was an extremely obliging fellow

adjective
Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.
Usage examples:
They urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

noun
A man
Usage examples:
He was a big fellow with broad shoulders., dr. rodriguez is a fellow of the american college of phy…

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peer

pɪər

verb
Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.
Usage examples:
Faye peered at her with suspicion

noun
A member of the nobility in britain or ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
Usage examples:
Hereditary peers could still dominate the proceedings of the house of lords

verb
Make or become equal with.
Usage examples:
The thames could not peer with the mill-streamlet close to my home

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