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contemporaneous

adjective
 
 
/kənˌtem.pəˈreɪ.ni.əs/ formal

Definition

happening or existing at the same period of time: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.Relating to time contemporaneously
 
 
/-li/ adverb
(Definition of contemporaneous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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