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(), a.[Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.] 1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype. 2. Of the same age; coeval. A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees. Cowley. Contem"porary n.; pl. Contemporaries (). One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries. スポンサード リンク
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