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contemporaneous [kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs] adj
existing, beginning, or occurring in the same period of time contemporaneity [kənˌtɛmpərəˈniːɪtɪ], contemporaneousness n contemporaneously adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations contemporaneous adj → gleichzeitig stattfindend attr; a manuscript contemporaneous with … → ein Manuskript aus derselben Zeit or Epoche wie …; events contemporaneous with the rebellion → Ereignisse zur Zeit des Aufstandes contemporaneous [kənˈtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs] adj (frm) contemporaneous (with) → contemporaneo/a (a) contemporaneous [kənˈtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs] adj (frm) contemporaneous (with) → contemporaneo/a (a) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It gave the explanation, gave sanity to the pranks of this atavistic brain of mine that, modern and normal, harked back to a past so remote as to be contemporaneous with the raw beginnings of mankind. For example, ten or twelve years before, a shower of small frogs had fallen, as is credibly attested by a contemporaneous chronicle, the record concluding with a somewhat obscure statement to the effect that the chronicler considered it good growing-weather for Frenchmen. The object of knowledge would appear to exist before knowledge itself, for it is usually the case that we acquire knowledge of objects already existing; it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a branch of knowledge the beginning of the existence of which was contemporaneous with that of its object. |
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