contemporary

/kən'tɛmpə,rɛri/ nounadjective
12 letters5 syllables21 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1

A person of nearly the same age as another.

ADJECTIVE
1

Occurring in the same period of time.

“the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart”

2

Belonging to the present time.

“contemporary leaders”

3

Characteristic of the present.

“contemporary trends in design”

WORD FORMS
Starts withC
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
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Pig Latinontemporarycay
Starts & ends withC … Y
Syllablescon · tem · po · rar · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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