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Definition of contemporaneous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contemporaneous

adjective
 
/kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/
 
/kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/
(formal)
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  1. contemporaneous (with somebody/something) happening or existing at the same time synonym contemporary
    • How do we know that the signature is contemporaneous with the document?
    • contemporaneous events/accounts
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, from con- ‘together with’ + temporaneus (from tempus, tempor- ‘time’) + -ous.
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