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contemporary meaning in Malayalam

സമകാലിക samakālika

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

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contemporary in Malayalam: സമകാലിക (samakālika). In English, contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

Malayalam words for contemporary

modern
സമകാലിക samakālika

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 Malayalam

What is the meaning of contemporary in Malayalam?
Contemporary in Malayalam is സമകാലിക (samakālika).
contemporary എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Contemporary: സമകാലിക (samakālika).
What does contemporary mean in English?
Contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

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