
contemporaneous
/kənˌtɛmpɝˈeɪniəs/
existing or occurring in the same period of time
contemporaneous in a sentence
“The two civilizations were contemporaneous but never interacted.”
Origin of contemporaneous
Latin contemporaneus of the same time (con- together + tempus time)
Related Words
antecedent
a thing that existed before or precedes another
subsequent
coming after something in time; following
concurrent
existing, happening, or done at the same time
synchronous
existing or occurring at the same time
anachronistic
belonging to a period other than that portrayed
antediluvian
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned