Plural of contemporary
regular plural
The plural of contemporary is contemporaries.
Forms of contemporary
| Singular | contemporary /kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | contemporaries |
| Countable | countable |
Contemporaries in a sentence
- The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.
- The Romans' martiality was much greater than that of its contemporaries.From the entry martiality
- One day, the fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly looked around at his contemporaries, and noticed something curious.2021 June 25, Richard Fisher, “Generational amnesia: The memory loss that harms the planet”, in BBC News. From the entry shifting baseline syndrome
- She grew up missing a few elders, too—and contemporaries, for that matter.2020, N[ora] K[eita] Jemisin, “The Interdimensional Art Critic Dr. White”, in The City We Became (Great Cities; 1), London: Orbit, →ISBN. From the entry capisce
- The meshpokhedikeyt was apparently a trade mark of the Bund for contemporaries, too.2016, Dieter Gosewinkel, Dieter Rucht, Gertrud Pickhan, chapter 5, in Transnational Struggles for Recognition: New Perspectives on Civil…. From the entry khavershaft
Meaning of contemporary
- adjective From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
- adjective Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
- noun Someone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else).
Questions about the plural of contemporary
- What is the plural of contemporary?
- The plural of contemporary is contemporaries.
- Is contemporary countable?
- Contemporary is a countable noun.
Source and license
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