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Word of the Day - Contemporary

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contemporary


/kənˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)i/
adjective
1 Living or occurring at the same time.
noun
1 A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin contemporarius
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Simply being someone's contemporary does not necessarily mean you have a connection. Six degrees of separation is usually a significant distance.

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