Cotemporanean

/ˌkoʊtɛmpərəˈniːən/ adjective

Definition

Belonging to the same time period; existing or happening at the same time as something else.

Etymology

From co- plus 'temporanean', from Latin 'tempus' (time) with Greek-influenced '-anean' suffix. This highly formal variant was popular in scholarly and philosophical texts from the 16th-19th centuries.

Kelly Says

Scholars in the Renaissance loved using 'cotemporanean'—it's like the intellectual version of today's overblown corporate jargon, designed to make you sound incredibly learned and precise about timing.

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