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contemporary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contemporaneous |
the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart.
contemporary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | modern-day |
contemporary trends in design.
Examples of contemporary
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It highlights how much of the best contemporary art in Asia is in private hands.
From the online.wsj.com
The performative aspect of artist Raymond Lafage's career is quite contemporary.
From the post-gazette.com
Elsewhere, decorators blended traditional furnishings with contemporary touches.
From the dispatch.com
Kondos is a contemporary landscape painter known for spectacular shades of blue.
From the sacbee.com
Sameer Rahim visits a Mennonite community which has shunned contemporary living.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The table is illuminated by a contemporary, chrome chandelier with cream shades.
From the courier-journal.com
The problem is that contemporary culture is increasingly and impatiently visual.
From the guardian.co.uk
The tyranny of the adjective-laden simile is rife in contemporary English prose.
From the guardian.co.uk
The latest ships are much brighter and more contemporary, albeit with restraint.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
- A person of nearly the same age as another
- Belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"
- Contemporaneous: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
- (contemporaries) coevals: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
- Contemporary history describes the history period that is immediately relevant to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history.
- Designs that are characterized by stark contrasts, bold use of color, and geometric or free-form style elements. Contemporary patterns are often architectural or modern, but also include retro designs as well.
- Whether it's restoring antique furniture or modern new wave design, contemporary means present day trends happening and existing right now.
- Refers to bindings and hand-colored plates (generally of the period when the book was published) and author inscription (dated the year of publication).
