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contemporary meaning in Hindi

समकालीन samkālīn

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

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contemporary in Hindi: समकालीन (samkālīn), समसामयिक (samsāmyik), समकक्ष (samkakṣ). In English, contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

Hindi words for contemporary

from the same time period
समकालीन samkālīn, समसामयिक samsāmyik, समकक्ष samkakṣ

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.

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Questions about contemporary in Hindi

What is the meaning of contemporary in Hindi?
Contemporary in Hindi is समकालीन (samkālīn), समसामयिक (samsāmyik), समकक्ष (samkakṣ).
contemporary का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Contemporary: समकालीन (samkālīn), समसामयिक (samsāmyik), समकक्ष (samkakṣ).
What does contemporary mean in English?
Contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

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