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contemporaneous
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous [ kən tèmpə ráynee əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
happening or existing at same time: existing, occurring, or beginning at the same time or during the same period of time as something else
[Mid-17th century. < Latin contemporaneus, literally "time together" < tempor- "time"]

con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty [ kən tèmpərə n ətee, kən tèmpərə náy ətee ] noun
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly [ kən tèmpə ráynee əsslee ] adverb
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness [ kən tèmpə ráynee əssnəss ] noun
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