contemporaneous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · existing or occurring... concurrent simultaneous coexistent contemporary coeval synchronous

Opposites

asynchronoussuccessive anachronistic

Word family

Forms contemporaneously

Derived forms contemporaneouslycontemporaneousnesscontemporaneity

Related forms contemporary temporal temporary

Etymology

From Latin contemporaneus, from con- ('together') + tempus ('time'), modeled on Late Latin formations; with the suffix -ous.

contemporaneus Latin tempus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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