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单词 contemporaneous
释义 con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
\kən|tempə|rānēəs, (ˈ)kän|-, -nyəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin contemporaneus, from com- + tempor-, tempus time + -aneus (as in subterraneus subterranean) — more at temporal
1. : existing or occurring during the same time (as during a year, decade, or longer span of time)
 < the Classical Revival or Federal style, which was virtually contemporaneous with the Regency in England — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
 < love of school is not contemporaneous with residence therein; it is an after product — C.H.Grandgent >
2. : originating, arising, or being formed or made at the same time : marked by characteristics compatible with such origin
 < the portions of the reef that are surrounded by contemporaneous, pure, fragmentary limestone — Journal of Geology >
Synonyms: see contemporary
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