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   contemporaneous

   /kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. existing at or occurring in the same period of time: "Pythagoras was contemporaneous with Buddha"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, from con- ‘together with’ + temporaneus (from tempus, tempor- ‘time’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contemporaneity noun
   • 2. contemporaneously adverb
   • 3. contemporaneousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 21

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