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单词 contemporaneity
释义

contemporaneity

noun

con·​tem·​po·​ra·​ne·​i·​ty kən-ˌtem-p(ə-)rə-ˈnē-ə-tē How to pronounce contemporaneity (audio)
-ˈnā-
: the quality or state of being contemporaneous or contemporary

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Count on director Bart DeLorenzo to draw out the contemporary parallels through the adventurous contemporaneity of his staging. Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 However eroded or caked with volcanic ash, his forms remained immediately recognizable, clinging simultaneously to contemporaneity, a distant past, and the suggestion of the future. Marley Marius, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2021 These finds demonstrate the contemporaneity of these two species at this site with Australopithecus africanus. Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2020 My musical tastes were still developing, sourced entirely from influence and not yet stoked by the siren call of contemporaneity or sharpened by the edge of innovation. Longreads, 4 Oct. 2019 The sitters look out mutely from Nelson’s ark, and scant concession is made to the fact of their contemporaneity. Teju Cole, New York Times, 13 June 2017 Few commercial comedies age well, but the best ones can retain their charm long after their contemporaneity has faded. Terry Teachout, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

contemporane(ous) + -ity

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

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