contemporanean

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adjective

con·​tem·​po·​ra·​ne·​an

kən¦tempə¦rāneən,

(ˈ)kän-,

-nyən

: contemporaneous

contemporanean

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noun

"

plural -s

: contemporary

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin contemporaneus + English -an

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