contemporary

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈtɛmpərəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən tem′pə rer′ē)

Inflections of 'contemporary' (n): npl: contemporaries

Collocations for "contemporary"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "contemporary" in context.

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contemporary

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a contemporary [design, painting, painter, artist]
  2. a contemporary [version, rendition, adaptation, example] of
  3. contemporary [poetry, music, dance, fiction, furniture]
  4. contemporary and [traditional, modern, historical, ancient]
  5. is a contemporary [issue, problem]
  6. in contemporary [society, culture]
  7. a contemporary twist on
  8. has a contemporary [style, look]
  9. made contemporary for the [current, new] generation
  10. [the two, both] discoveries were contemporary
  11. [Stalin] was contemporary with [Churchill]
n
  1. [revered, respected, esteemed] by her contemporaries
  2. [Hemingway and Fitzgerald, Thatcher and Reagan] were contemporaries.
  3. was a contemporary of [Gaudi, Darwin, Hemingway, Mozart]
  4. were contemporaries in the [19th century, 1960's]
  5. a [teen, teenager] and his contemporaries
  6. her contemporaries at [school, work, the office]
additional examples
  1. made contemporary for the [current, new] generation
  2. her contemporaries at [school, work, the office]
  3. a [teen, teenager] and his contemporaries
  4. were contemporaries in the [19th century, 1960's]
  5. was a contemporary of [Gaudi, Darwin, Hemingway, Mozart]
  6. [Hemingway and Fitzgerald, Thatcher and Reagan] were contemporaries.
  7. [revered, respected, esteemed] by her contemporaries
  8. [Stalin] was contemporary with [Churchill]
  9. [the two, both] discoveries were contemporary
  10. a contemporary art [museum, gallery]
  11. has a contemporary [style, look]
  12. a contemporary twist on
  13. in contemporary [society, culture]
  14. is a contemporary [issue, problem]
  15. contemporary and [traditional, modern, historical, ancient]
  16. contemporary [poetry, music, dance, fiction, furniture]
  17. a contemporary [version, rendition, adaptation, example] of
  18. a contemporary [design, painting, painter, artist]
'contemporary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
style - art - fashion - film - furniture - traditional - modern - folk - curator - embroidery - exhibition - fare - literature - masterpiece - mixture - abstract - portrayal

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