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contemporary meaning in Telugu

సమకాలీన samakālīna

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

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contemporary in Telugu: సమకాలీన (samakālīna). In English, contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

Telugu words for contemporary

from the same time period
సమకాలీన samakālīna

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 Telugu

What is the meaning of contemporary in Telugu?
Contemporary in Telugu is సమకాలీన (samakālīna).
contemporary అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Contemporary: సమకాలీన (samakālīna).
What does contemporary mean in English?
Contemporary means from the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

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