contemporaries

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A form of contemporary — From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of contemporary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounall the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

Similar
coevalsgeneration
Broader
people
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generation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

contemporaries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contemporaries

MLA

“contemporaries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contemporaries. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contemporaries,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contemporaries.

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