contemporary - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'contemporary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contemporary

[ a.]

- Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.
- Of the same age; coeval.

2 . Contemporary

[ n.]

- One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.

1 . contemporary

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- occurring in the same period of time

Example in sentence:

a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation;
the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart

Meaning (2):
- belonging to the present time

Example in sentence:

Meaning (3):
- characteristic of the present

Example in sentence:

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Defining contemporary business
Contemporary business refers the circumstances and ideas of the present time in business environment.

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