Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contemporary | Yes | Yes | No | No |
modern | Yes | Yes | No | No |
contemporary (noun) | modern (noun) |
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a person of nearly the same age as another | a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes |
a contemporary person |
contemporary (adjective) | modern (adjective) |
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belonging to the present time | belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages |
characteristic of the present | relating to a recently developed fashion or style |
occurring in the same period of time | characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture |
ahead of the times |