contemporaneous C2+ Topic:Time US /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ UK /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj existing or occurring during the same period of time The diary entries are contemporaneous with the events they describe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · existing or occurring... concurrentsimultaneouscoexistentcontemporarycoevalsynchronous ↔ Opposites asynchronoussuccessiveanachronistic Word family Forms contemporaneously Derived forms contemporaneouslycontemporaneousnesscontemporaneity Related forms contemporarytemporaltemporary Etymology AI details From Latin contemporaneus, from con- ('together') + tempus ('time'), modeled on Late Latin formations; with the suffix -ous. contemporaneus Latin tempus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # contemporaneous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ ## Meanings 1. existing or occurring during the same period of time ## Examples - The diary entries are contemporaneous with the events they describe. ## Synonyms - concurrent - simultaneous - coexistent - contemporary - coeval - synchronous ## Antonyms - asynchronous - successive - anachronistic ## Derived Forms - contemporaneously - contemporaneousness - contemporaneity ## Related Forms - contemporary - temporal - temporary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: contemporaneus - Root: tempus ## Etymology From Latin contemporaneus, from con- ('together') + tempus ('time'), modeled on Late Latin formations; with the suffix -ous. ## AI Etymology Contemporaneous is an adjective meaning "existing or occurring during the same period of time". Historically, it is from Latin contemporaneus, from con- ('together') + tempus ('time'), modeled on Late Latin formations; with the suffix -ous. The visible construction is part of the etymology: contemporaneous is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "existing or occurring during the same period of time", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin contemporaneus with Latin tempus. Close English family members include contemporaneously, contemporaneousness, contemporaneity, contemporary, and temporal. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown