contemporary

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/kənˈtemprəri/

/kənˈtempəreri/

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belonging to the same time
- We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened).
- contemporary with somebody/something He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.
- The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome.
Extra Examples
- She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book.
- a composer contemporary with Beethoven
- a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty
Topics Historyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- exactly
- nearly
- broadly
- …
preposition
- with
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belonging to the present time synonym modern
- contemporary society/culture
- contemporary art/music/dance
- contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history
- He is among the best-known contemporary artists.
- The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain.
Extra Examples
- She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance.
- The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year.
- This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world.
Topics Buildingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- decidedly
- thoroughly
- very
- …
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following modern ideas in style or design
- Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls.

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

contemporary

noun

OPAL S

/kənˈtemprəri/

/kənˈtempəreri/

(plural contemporaries)

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a person who lives or lived at the same time as somebody else, especially somebody who is about the same age
- She and I were contemporaries at college.
- He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him.
- Give or take a few years, they are contemporaries.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

单词	contemporary
释义	contemporary adjective OPAL WOPAL S /kənˈtemprəri/ /kənˈtempəreri/ jump to other results belonging to the same time We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). contemporary with somebody/something He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome. Extra Examples She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book. a composer contemporary with Beethoven a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty Topics Historyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb exactly nearly broadly … preposition with See full entry belonging to the present time synonym modern contemporary society/culture contemporary art/music/dance contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history He is among the best-known contemporary artists. The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain. Extra Examples She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance. The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year. This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world. Topics Buildingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb decidedly thoroughly very … See full entry following modern ideas in style or design Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis). contemporary noun OPAL S /kənˈtemprəri/ /kənˈtempəreri/ (plural contemporaries) jump to other results a person who lives or lived at the same time as somebody else, especially somebody who is about the same age She and I were contemporaries at college. He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him. Give or take a few years, they are contemporaries. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).
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