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contemporaneous

adjective

Of the same period

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Word length
15
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
21

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adjective

  1. Of the same period

adjective

  1. Occurring in the same period of time

    “A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”

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A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation
The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart

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