Synonym: coeval, contemporaneous, modern-day, present-day. Similar words: contemplate, on the contrary, to the contrary, contretemps, context, contest, contend, a bone of contention. Meaning: [kən'tempərərɪ] 
n. a person of nearly the same age as another. adj. 1. characteristic of the present 2. belonging to the present time 3. occurring in the same period of time.
n. a person of nearly the same age as another. adj. 1. characteristic of the present 2. belonging to the present time 3. occurring in the same period of time. 271. The Great New Orlean Bridge represents modern contemporary long - span steel cantilever construction.
More similar words: contemplate, on the contrary, to the contrary, contretemps, context, contest, contend, a bone of contention, literary, temple, import, important, corporate, importantly, incorporate, of importance, corporation, secondary, in proportion to, contain, control, confront, continue, contract, contrast, continent, container, continued, contribute, continuous.