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contemporary in Arabic

مُعَاصِر muʕāṣir

UK/kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/US/kənˈtɛm.pəˌɹɛɹ.i/

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contemporary in Arabic: مُعَاصِر (muʕāṣir), عَصْرِيّّ, حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ). In English, contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

Arabic words for contemporary

from the same time period
مُعَاصِر muʕāṣir
modern
عَصْرِيّّ, حَدِيث ḥadīṯ, مُعَاصِر muʕāṣir

English meaning of contemporary

  1. adjective From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
  2. adjective Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
  3. noun Someone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else).
  4. noun Something existing at the same time.

Full definition of contemporary

contemporary in a sentence

  • Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.
  • The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.

Synonyms of contemporary

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Questions about contemporary in Arabic

What is the meaning of contemporary in Arabic?
Contemporary in Arabic is مُعَاصِر (muʕāṣir), عَصْرِيّّ, حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ).
ما معنى كلمة contemporary؟
Contemporary: مُعَاصِر (muʕāṣir), عَصْرِيّّ, حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ).
What does contemporary mean in English?
Contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

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