con|tem|po|ra|ne|i|ty

con|tem|po|ra|ne|i|ty
con|tem|po|ra|ne|i|ty «kuhn TEHM puhr uh NEE uh tee», noun.
the state or fact of being contemporaneous; contemporaneousness: »

The Israelis surprised me principally by the variety of their work and the contemporaneity of their outlook (New Yorker).


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  • con|tem´po|rar´i|ness — con|tem|po|rar|y «kuhn TEHM puh REHR ee», adjective, noun, plural rar|ies. –adj. 1. belonging to the same period of time: »The telephone and the phonograph were contemporary inventions. Bach and Handel were contemporary composers. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tem´po|rar´i|ly — con|tem|po|rar|y «kuhn TEHM puh REHR ee», adjective, noun, plural rar|ies. –adj. 1. belonging to the same period of time: »The telephone and the phonograph were contemporary inventions. Bach and Handel were contemporary composers. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Con|tem|po|rar|y — «kuhn TEHM puh REHR ee», adjective, noun, plural rar|ies. –adj. 1. belonging to the same period of time: »The telephone and the phonograph were contemporary inventions. Bach and Handel were contemporary composers. SYNONYM(S): coexistent. 2. of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tem|po|rar|y — «kuhn TEHM puh REHR ee», adjective, noun, plural rar|ies. –adj. 1. belonging to the same period of time: »The telephone and the phonograph were contemporary inventions. Bach and Handel were contemporary composers. SYNONYM(S): coexistent. 2. of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con´tem|pla´tive|ness — con|tem|pla|tive «KON tuhm PLAY tihv, kuhn TEHM pluh », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. deeply thoughtful; meditative: »After the play, he sat in a contemplative mood. Scholars enjoy a contemplative life. SYNONYM(S): pensive, reflective. 2. devoted to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con´tem|pla´tive|ly — con|tem|pla|tive «KON tuhm PLAY tihv, kuhn TEHM pluh », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. deeply thoughtful; meditative: »After the play, he sat in a contemplative mood. Scholars enjoy a contemplative life. SYNONYM(S): pensive, reflective. 2. devoted to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tem|pla|tive — «KON tuhm PLAY tihv, kuhn TEHM pluh », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. deeply thoughtful; meditative: »After the play, he sat in a contemplative mood. Scholars enjoy a contemplative life. SYNONYM(S): pensive, reflective. 2. devoted to religious… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ness — con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ly — con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous — «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of the automobile.… …   Useful english dictionary

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