01 a. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.
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Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.“This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe.” — Strype.
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Of the same age; coeval.“A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees.” — Cowley.