Con*tem"po*ra*ry , n.;
pl. Contemporaries (&?;). One who lives
at the same
time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were
contemporaries.
Con*tem"po*ra*ry (?), a.
[Pref. con- + L.
temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]
1.
Living, occuring, or
existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.
This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe.
Strype.
2. Of the same age; coeval.
A grove born with himself he sees,
And loves his old contemporary
trees.
Cowley.
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