Definitions for contemporary
kənˈtɛm pəˌrɛr icon·tem·po·rary

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contemporary, coeval(adj)

   a person of nearly the same age as another

2. contemporary, modern-day(adj)

   characteristic of the present

   "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

3. contemporary, present-day(a)(adj)

   belonging to the present time

   "contemporary leaders"

4. contemporaneous, contemporary(adj)

   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"

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1. contemporary(Noun)

   Someone living at the same time.

   Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare

2. contemporary(Noun)

   Any creature living at the same time.

   The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries

3. contemporary(Noun)

   Something existing at the same time.

   Often contemporary customs differ as if dating from different ages, whether they do or not

4. contemporary(Adjective)

   From the same time period, coexistent in time.

5. contemporary(Adjective)

   Modern, of the present age.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Contemporary(adj)

   living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous

   Etymology: [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]

2. Contemporary(adj)

   of the same age; coeval

   Etymology: [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]

3. Contemporary(noun)

   one who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries

   Etymology: [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]

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1. Contemporary

   Contemporary was a monthly visual arts magazine based in London. Founded and edited as The Green Book by Keith Spencer as a quarterly publication, it re-emerged under the title Contemporary Art in 1993. On the death of Spencer, the title was acquired by Gordon and Breach Publishing, and produced four issues under the editorship of Lynne Green, Spencer's deputy. The magazine finally found its feet as a committed contemporary art publication in 1996 under the editorial control of Keith Patrick and with the change of title to Contemporary Visual Arts, later abbreviated to CVA. During this period the magazine achieved sales of nearly 20,000, including 5,000 subscribers, with distribution mainly in the UK, Europe, the States and Australia. Its base at this time was the former Peek Freans biscuit factory in Bermondsey, London, the site of several key early exhibitions of the YBA generation. With the collapse of the G+B parent company in 2001, the title was acquired by Art 21 and reappeared as Contemporary in January 2002 although no longer with an exclusive commitment to the visual arts. In 2003 a sister publication, Contemporary 21, was launched. Initially media-focused, with special issues dedicated to painting, sculpture, video art and performance, it would later embrace a wider range of topics, from art collecting to the relationship between visual art and architecture. In 2006 Contemporary published its first Annual, featuring 50 emerging artists nominated by its network of world correspondents. In 2008 the magazine relocated to Panama City, where it ceased publication after failing in an attempt to start a Spanish-language edition.

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1. contemporary

   Relating to the current moment of time.

   Contemporary art is beautiful, stylish and elegant.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contemporary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2248

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contemporary' in Nouns Frequency: #3015

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contemporary' in Adjectives Frequency: #305

How to pronounce contemporary?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contemporary in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contemporary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of contemporary in a Sentence

1. Clement Alexander Price:

   The conditions that created the modern American public library are still relevant to any discussion about contemporary and future issues facing those who care about libraries, specifically trustees. To serve as a trustee of a public library places a citizen on an even higher ground shaped by the better part of modern American history. To be a trustee of a public library places one very close to major transformations in American life and culture.

2. Brian Michael Jenkins:

   Terrorism has a long history, going back centuries, but we began to see at the very tail end of the 1960s, (and) clearly evident in the 1970s, the emergence of contemporary international terrorism.

3. Ameline Bardo:

   The Neanderthals hand anatomy and the archaeological record makes abundantly clear that The Neanderthals were very intelligent, sophisticated tool users and used many of the same tools that contemporary modern humans did.

4. Tanya Hernandez:

   The contemporary Trump world means we don't have the luxury to be uncritical about who gets our communal love and support.

5. Marta Murray-Close:

   Our findings suggest that social norms and expectations haven't completely caught up with contemporary work and family arrangements.

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