People who live or lived at the same time, especially those of roughly the same age. Can also refer to things that exist or existed during the same period.
From Latin 'contemporarius', from 'con-' meaning 'together' and 'temporarius' meaning 'of time' (from 'tempus' meaning 'time'). The word entered English in the mid-17th century, emphasizing the shared experience of living through the same historical moment.
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