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The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath contemporary Cape Cod-style home is listed on Pacaso’s website at $940,000 for a one-eighth share.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
This list of best Easter songs and albums, including favorites performed by contemporary Christian artists, gospel greats, world-renowned choirs, and chart-topping legends (Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Dolly Parton to name a few), is a good place to begin.
—Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 29 Mar. 2023
Macknight room Named after the contemporary artist Dodge Macknight, whose watercolors line its walls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney While the outside of the State Library is quite contemporary, the inside is ornate, classic, and very beautiful.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
For a new-construction find, be sure to look at the contemporary home at 6910 Lockheed Ave.
—Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
On the 50 Best list was Coya Abu Dhabi, located high on top of the Four Seasons Hotel at Al Maryah Island, which serves contemporary Latin American cuisine with east Asian influences.
—Chris Dwyer, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
Only one historical account, written by Italian monk Dominic Mancini in 1483, is contemporary; the rest date to the Tudor era, when chroniclers had a vested interest in legitimizing the current regime and defaming the previous king.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
The resort has a contemporary beach vibe, with some parts feeling distinctly Mediterranean, more of a Santorini than a Middle East look.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
The personal side of Shields’ life is well-documented by an assortment of friends and contemporaries, including Laura Linney, Ali Wentworth and Drew Barrymore.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
Nengudi and contemporaries David Hammons and Maren Hassinger were among the Black abstractionists of the early 1970s who had grown fed up with Eurocentric ways of making and presenting art.
—Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023
While the story was first inspired by Fleetwood Mac, the cast and crew incorporated rock singers that were in the band’s orbit during the 1970s, with the help and inspiration from more contemporaries than fans might think.
—Charna Flam, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
More than a simple roots collective, Fortuna, Vicioso, and contemporaries such as Luis Días, José Duluc, Irka Mateo, and Roldán Mármol underscored African heritage as inextricable from Dominican culture, a stance that remains controversial to this day.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
The design is ultra-sleek contemporary.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
Far from its comparatively primitive contemporaries of teletypes and punch cards, PLATO was something else entirely.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
Biggest Fighter on the Block By any name, the Phantom was a beast compared to its contemporaries.
—Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
Built from the ground up, the festival has quickly garnered the industry respect and household name status of its much older contemporaries.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
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What does the word contemporary mean?
According to Collins English Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the word contemporary is an adjective that describes something that is modern or related to the present time. The noun contemporary refers to a person who is alive at the same time they are. Contemporary is five syllables – con-tem-po-rar-y, and the pronunciation of contemporary is kənˈtɛmprərɪ. One can also replace the suffix ary with ies or raries to make the plural noun contemporaries.
The word contemporary also refers to a historical period called contemporary history. This subset of the late modern period and early modern period is considered a subset of modern history by scholars. This time period covers roughly 1945 at the end of World War II – the present period. This is one of the major subsets of modern history following the early 19th century. This can encompass modern ideas, modern dress, modern style, current ideas or achievements and more.
Many different languages also contain words that mean contemporary. You may notice that many of these words look and sound like the word contemporary. These are called cognates, which are often formed when two words have the same language of origin or root. This list of translations of contemporary is provided by Word Sense.
- Bulgarian: съвременен (sǎvreménen), модерен (modéren)
- Hungarian: kortárs
- Swedish: nutida
- Georgian: თანამედროვე
- Portuguese: contemporâneo (masc.), contemporânea (fem.), tmoderno (masc.), moderna (fem.)
- Catalan: contemporani
- Russian: совреме́нный
- Italian: contemporaneo
- Slovene: sodoben
- Albanian: bashkëkohor modern
- Scottish Gaelic: co-aimsireil
- Hebrew: עכשווי (masc.), בֶּן זְמַנֵּנוּ
- Persian: نوین (novin)
- German: zeitgenössisch, modern
- Spanish: contemporáneo, contemporario
- Japanese: 現代, 近代, モダン
- Czech: současný (masc.)
- Tagalog: kasalukuyan, kapanahon
- Mandarin: 現代, 现代, 摩登 (módēng), 近代
- Macedonian: современ (sóvremen)
- Korean: 현대
- Irish: nua-aimseartha
- Arabic: عَصْرِيّّ, حَدِيث, مُعَاصِر
- Danish: moderne, nutids-
- Polish: współczesny (masc.)
- French: contemporain
- Dutch: hedendaags, eigentijds
- Turkish: çağdaş, modern, çağcıl
- Maori: onāianei
What is the origin of the word contemporary?
According to Etymonline, the word contemporary has been used since the early c17 as an adjective and noun. This comes from the Medieval Latin contemporārius and Medieval Latin contemporarius, from the Latin con and the Latin temporarius meaning of time. This comes from the Latin tempus, meaning time. In 18c, it was commonly written as “cotemporary.” Contemporary times and contemporary style have been observed since the 1940s.
How can the word contemporary be used in a sentence?
The word contemporary can be used in many contests. Below are several examples of contemporary.
The historian, Dr. Leibniz, gave a lecture at Princeton University on numerous different artefacts including a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand, and a contemporary dress. The contemporary design surprised the students – it looked so similar to those of the present period, though the Elizabethan dress from Europe was made so long ago. It is interesting to see how contemporary trends make use of past fashion
Hemingway and Fitzgerald each wrote contemporary novels, though their values are starkly different, like how Mozart was contemporaneous to composer Salieri, the contemporary of Shakespeare in Cervantes, the early mammals and their saurian contemporaries, or Petrarch and Chaucer, two coeval stars of their time.
The rise of industrialism and the spread of steam power in contemporary America has led to some great innovations as well as fatal mistakes. This dawning of civilization and capitalism has its drawbacks over long periods of time, like the role of computers or modern-day medicine.
The contemporary production of Othello’s ambiguity provided great commentary on the conflicts of modern day, though it was written so long ago.
The business owner was surprised that so many customers’ orders were of the same contemporary print. She could scroll her order page for days and only see the same product. She went through her packaging rituals with glee.
The market makers and trading company were surprised to see the interest rates fluctuate compared to the 20th century.
What are synonyms and antonyms of the word contemporary?
There are many different words that have the same meaning as the word contemporary, called synonyms. These words can be used interchangeably with the word contemporary. These are useful to know if you are trying to work on expanding your vocabulary and avoiding repeating yourself. This list of synonyms is provided by Power Thesaurus.
- up-to-the-minute
- modern-day
- stylish
- topical
- synchronic
- fashionable
- coetaneous
- coinciding
- coexisting
- ultramodern
- simultaneous
- today
- latest
- all the rage
- peer
- extant
- coexistent
- up-to-date
- present-day
- coincident
- now
- new
- advanced
- existent
- fellow
- existing
- avant-garde
- present
- trendy
- state-of-the-art
- coeval
- synchronal
- contemporaneous
- present day
- mod
- modern
- up to date
- au courant
- newest
- newfangled
- synchronous
- in vogue
- modernistic
- accompanying
- chic
- concurrent
- recent
- fresh
- current
- modish
There are also many different words that have the opposite meaning as the word contemporary. These are called antonyms, which are another great way that you can improve your vocabulary. This list of antonyms for contemporary is also provided by Power Thesaurus.
- traditional
- noncurrent
- archaic
- old as methuselah
- as old as the hills
- ancient
- early
- legacy
- frumpish
- unstylish
- old-fashioned
- passé
- old-fangled
- anachronistic
- old as the hills
- antiquated
- frumpy
- old
- antwacky
- dated
- outdated
- outmoded
- behind the curve
- past
- late
- old-world
- kaput
- obsolete
- old-time
- at different times
- jurassic
- vintage
- asynchronous
- unfashionable
- antediluvian
- absent
- noncontemporary
- age-old
- future
- old hat
- nonsimultaneous
- prehistoric
- former
- antique
- moth-eaten
- nonsynchronous
- disgusting
- bygone
- behind the times
- medieval
Overall, the word contemporary means of modern day or modern times. This word can be used as a noun or adjective.
Sources:
- contemporary: meaning, origin, translation | Word Sense
- Contemporary synonyms – 903 Words and Phrases for Contemporary | Power Thesaurus
- Contemporary antonyms – 581 Opposites of Contemporary | Power Thesaurus
- contemporary | Origin and meaning of contemporary | Online Etymology Dictionary
- Contemporary definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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Contemporary meaning in English: In this article, the meaning of the word ‘Contemporary’ is explained in easy English with examples, along with its synonyms and antonyms.
‘Contemporary’ pronunciation= kan’tempareri
‘Contemporary’ means somebody is roughly the same age as someone or living during a similar period of time to something or someone.
‘Contemporary’ can be an adjective or a noun.
▪ As an adjective contemporary can mean:
1. Living or occurring during the same period of time.
For eg: The artwork was made by a contemporary artist.
2. Belonging to the same period of time or occurring in the present time.
For eg: The house was furnished with contemporary decoration and furniture.
3. Characteristic of current times or characteristic of the present.
For eg: Contemporary trends in women’s fashion in the year 2022.
▪ As a noun contemporary can mean:
1. A person or thing existing of nearly the same age as another.
For eg: She was a contemporary American modern dancer.
2. Someone living during the same period as someone else.
For eg: He was a contemporary of Shakespeare.
| Contemporary-meaning |
| coexistent in time |
| From the same time period |
| of the present age |
| happening at the same time |
| relatively recent |
| relate to the present time |
| of the present age |
| modern |
| existing or happening now |
Contemporary-Example
The word ‘Contemporary’ can be a ‘Noun or Adjective.’
The plural noun of the word ‘Contemporary’ is ‘Contemporaries’.
Sentences that can be formed using the word ‘Contemporary’ are as follows.
Examples:
▪ Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be a better poet than her husband.
▪ He was a Filipino modern and contemporary painter.
▪ What did Shakespeare’s contemporaries think of him?
▪ It was a piece of contemporary music.
▪ He is a contemporary of mine.
▪ He was a contemporary composer of Mozart.
▪ Contemporary family issues in the Philippines.
▪ Contemporary Issues that Family and Marriage are Facing.
▪ Contemporary issues in India under Constitutional Law.
▪ Contemporary music in India.
▪ Contemporary dance choreography tutorial for beginners.
▪ Contemporary American short story.
▪ Love and intimacy in contemporary society.
▪ Contemporary Islamic Issues.
▪ Contemporary issues in Indian politics.
▪ The Early Mughals and Contemporary rulers of South India.
▪ Foreign travelers in India and their contemporary rulers.
▪ Raziyya and contemporary women rulers.
▪ Contemporary approaches to the study of political theory.
▪ The contemporary relevance of non-aligned movement.
▪ At the world conference, various concepts related to the Contemporary issues in population geography have been discussed.
▪ The Godfather of Contemporary Art in India.
▪ Why is contemporary art important?
▪ I learned contemporary dance for 30 days.
▪ 90 days of building a two-story contemporary modern house.
▪ International conclave on contemporary issues in Administrative Law.
▪ A contemporary family home designed for Luxury and Volume.
▪ A contemporary family home that embodies simplicity and lightness.
▪ A contemporary family home designed and built to last for generations.
▪ Large contemporary family garden with stunning terrace, outdoor kitchen, and garden room.
▪ Contemporary mathematics with the industrial revolution.
Contemporary-Synonyms
The synonyms of the word ‘Contemporary’ are as follows.
| present-time |
| present |
| current |
| present-day |
| modern-day |
| recent |
| extant |
| existent |
| periodic |
| latest |
| in vogue |
| in fashion |
| compeer |
| coeval |
Contemporary-Antonyms
The antonyms of the word ‘Contemporary’ are as follows.
| out of date |
| old-fashioned |
| past |
| old |
| future |
| preceding |
| succeeding |
FAQ (frequently asked question)
What is the meaning of contemporary art?
Contemporary art refers to any artwork that was made since 1970, and it usually refers to artists who are still living and still producing work.
The term contemporary formation is here taken in the sense attached to it by geologists, in speaking of beds of quartz in clay-slate, granular limestone in mica-slate or feldspar in gneiss. ❋ Unknown (1851)
In the world of competitive dance conventions and, more recently, shows like So You Think You Can Dance, the word «contemporary» has morphed from a simple descriptor to its own quite specific and potentially limiting dance form. ❋ Nora Younkin (2011)
In our not-so-distant past, the word «contemporary» simply meant, «occurring in the present.» ❋ Nora Younkin (2011)
I don’t necessarily know how or why, but somewhere along the line the competitive dance scene think the little girls from Lifetime’s Dance Moms and their high school counterparts hijacked the word «contemporary» from its simple dictionary definition. ❋ Nora Younkin (2011)
This year, ABT invoked the word «contemporary» to describe the season’s works, which included dances from 1979 to this year. ❋ Robert Greskovic (2011)
— ‘Say Yes to No’ is the name of a Minnesota based movement designed to save children from what they define as the contemporary US ‘yes’ culture of self indulgence. ❋ William Harryman (2007)
They were the kind of cutting edge of what we call contemporary Christian music because they were playing rock ‘n roll and talking about their faith. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Dance Moms and their high school counterparts hijacked the word «contemporary» from its simple dictionary definition. ❋ Nora Younkin (2011)
So You Think You Can Dance, the word «contemporary» has morphed from a simple descriptor to its own quite specific and potentially limiting dance form. ❋ Nora Younkin (2011)
A [nice], contemporary [home]. ❋ Jekrmfkod (2021)
«It’s [modern] but not modern modern, [that’s what] contemporary means.»
[Anix] 2021 ❋ Pee Pee Poo Poop (2021)
[Dave] and [Jen] were [contemporaries]. ❋ Kevin (2004)
fuck xb0x get a ps4, fuck cable get netflix. free [edward snowden]. get aware. use [rt].com instead of [yahoo.com] Contemporaries ❋ Just A Person… 4now (2013)
«I kinda wanna [make it fit] with the contemporary style» — [Anix], [March 9th] 2021 ❋ KittenCass924 (2021)
[Anix]: These [contemporary] [seats] look so modern but not modern-modern ❋ Bored_ (2021)
person 1: wow! [look at this] [artwork]
person 2: you call that art? it’s literally [a piece of shit]
person 1: it’s contemporary art ❋ Wagga123 (2013)
«We [lurked out] in the streets for a few hours but then she told me to come over so I came through cause it’s really nothing.»
«I have no idea what you said I am having a hard time [grasping] your [contemporary vernacular].» ❋ GENO (2013)
Adult Contemporary musicians include Celine Dion, Barry Manilow, Enrique Iglesias (early career, now he’s a full blown teeny-bopper musician), Johnny Mathis, Toni Braxton, Josh Groban, Anastacia, Michael Jackson (some of his work), Christina Aguilera, [Andy Williams], [Dusty Springfield], Marc Anthony, Tom Jones, Julio Iglesias, Lionel Richie, Cher, [Shirley Bassey], Michael Buble, Whitney Houston and Bruno Mars. ❋ Five Synonyms (2011)
«Who are those freaks protesting the Feroe Island in [Denmark’s] annual slaughter of [Calderon] dolphins that are [on the list] of extinction that we so carelessly pay little attention too through new and initiative ways?»
«Its those damn contemporary hippies.» ❋ Solarisrenideo (2012)
- contemporary
- kənˈtempərərɪ
1. сущ.
1) современник John Aubrey was a cotemporary of Milton. ≈ Джон Обри был современником Мильтона.
2) сверстник, ровесник Even Alice and Kate must not look upon him quite as though he were a contemporary. ≈ Даже Элис и Кейт не должны на него смотреть как на своего сверстника. Syn : coeval
3) периодическое издание, выходящее одновременно с каким-либо другим We quote from our contemporary the Vatican the following remarkable statement. ≈ Мы приводим следующее замечательное высказывание из издающегося с нами одновременно «Ватикана».
2. прил.
1) одного возраста;
одной эпохи;
живущие или существующие в одно время John Milton was born, 9th Dec., 1608, being thus exactly cotemporary with Lord Clarendon. ≈ Джон Мильтон родился 9 декабря 1608 года и таким образом был современником и ровесником лорда Кларендона.
2) одновременный, синхронный, совместный Syn : simultaneous, synchronous contemporaneous
3) новый, современный;
модернистский, ультрасовременный A frock was at once old-fashioned and tremendously contemporary. ≈ Платье было одновременно старомодным и очень современным. The contemporary avant-garde composers all concur in the principle of the triad. ≈ Всех современных авангардистских композиторов роднит принцип триады. Syn : present-day, up-to-date, modern
современник — Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries Петрарка был современников Чосера — we were contemporaries at school мы учились в школе в одно и тоже время — is this musician a * ? этот музыкант наш современник? ровесник, сверстник газета или периодическое издание, выходящие одновременно с другой газетой или изданием (C.) современный стиль (мебели и т. п;
50-е годы XX в.) современный — * writers современные писталеи — * society современное общество — * history новейшая история (разговорное) в современном стиле;
по последней моде;
модерновый — art * современное искусство — * furniture мебель в современном стиле (часто with) современный (чему-л.) одновременный — events * with each other события, происшедшие одновременно — writers * with the events they write of писатели — современники событий, которые они описывают — a * record of events запись о событиях, сделанная их современником
contemporary издание, произведение, вышедшее в тот же период, что и другое ~ одновременный ~ одного возраста;
одной эпохи ~ сверстник ~ современник ~ современный
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь.
2001.
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Contemporary — Con*tem po*ra*ry, 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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contemporary — UK US /kənˈtempərəri/, /kənˈtempəri/ adjective ► existing or happening now: »There is a need to remain responsive to the ever changing challenges and opportunities of the contemporary business environment. »While there is a small but steady… … Financial and business terms
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contemporary — [kən tem′pə rer΄ē] adj. [< L com , with + temporarius, of time < tempus, time: see TEMPER] 1. living or happening in the same period of time 2. of about the same age 3. of or in the style of the present or recent times; modern: see MODERN n … English World dictionary
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contemporary — [adj1] modern abreast, à la mode*, au courant, contempo*, current, existent, extant, hot off press*, in fashion, instant, in vogue, just out*, latest, leading edge*, mod*, new, newfangled, now, present, present day, recent, red hot*, state of the … New thesaurus
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Contemporary — Con*tem po*ra*ry, n.; pl. {Contemporaries}. 1. One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries. [1913 Webster] 2. a person of nearly the same age as another. Syn: coeval. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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contemporary — I adjective co existent, latest, modern, new, present day, up to date, up to the minute II index concomitant, concurrent (at the same time), contemporaneous … Law dictionary