contemporaneous

adj.
Originating, existing, or happening during the same period of time: the contemporaneous reigns of two monarchs. See synonyms at contemporary.

[Latin contemporāneus : com-, com- + tempus, tempor-, time + -āneus, adj. suff..]

contemporaneity con·tem'po·ra·ne'i·ty (-pər-ə-nē'ĭ-tē, -nā'-) or con·tem'po·ra'ne·ous·ness n.
contemporaneously con·tem'po·ra'ne·ous·ly adv.

adjective

Belonging to the same period of time as another: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, concurrent, contemporary, synchronic, synchronous. See time.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: occurring in the same period of time
  Synonym: contemporary

Meaning #2: of the same period
  Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval

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Common misspelling(s) of contemporaneous

• contemporaneus

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - samtidig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelijktijdig, van/uit hetzelfde tijdperk

Français (French)
adj. - contemporain de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gleichzeitig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σύγχρονος, ταυτόχρονος

Italiano (Italian)
contemporaneo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - contemporâneo

Русский (Russian)
современный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - contemporáneo, actual

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - samtidig, samtida, av samma ålder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
同时期的, 同时代的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 同時期的, 同時代的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동시에 발생한, ~와 동시대의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 同時に起こる, 同時代の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معاصر, مزامن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חופף, בו-זמני, קיים באותה עת‬

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