contemporary meaning and definition

CONTEMPORARY noun

Definition of contemporary (noun)

1. a person of nearly the same age as another
   • synonyms: coeval

CONTEMPORARY adjective

Definition of contemporary (adjective)

1. characteristic of the present
   • "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
   • synonyms: modern-day
2. belonging to the present time
   • "contemporary leaders"
   • synonyms: present-day
3. occurring in the same period of time
   • "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
   • synonyms: contemporaneous