Contemporaneous
Definition
Existing or occurring in the same period of time.
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Latin contemporāneus (“contemporary”) + -ous, from con- (“with”) + tempus (“time”) + -āneus (“of or pertaining to”, compare Late Latin temporāneus (“opportune, timely”)).
Synonyms
contemporary, synchronic, synchronous, coeval, synchronal
In a sentence
- The two outages were contemporaneous but had unrelated causes.
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Vocabulary.md