contempo

a. [ L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous. ] Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. Milman

-- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. At the same time with some other event. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age.
Syn. -- coevals, generation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Existence at the same time; contemporaneousness. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Contemporaries 1. One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person of nearly the same age as another.
Syn. -- coeval. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous. ] 1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

This king [ Henry VIII. ] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of the same age; coeval. [ 1913 Webster ]

A grove born with himself he sees,
And loves his old contemporary trees. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to arrange or represent events so that they co-occur.
Syn. -- synchronize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]