Contemporary : adj. et n. (word from latin contemporary ; From time « time ").
1. Contemporary of: which is of the same time than.
Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was a contemporary, the contemporary of Charles VII (1403-1461).
Personalized events contemporaries, who products To the same time.
Le painter Van Gogh (1853-1890) died unknown of his contemporaries.
2. Absolute meaning: Who is of our time (synonyms: current, modern, present).
To study the authors contemporaries, the literature Contemporary.
Like la Music courses Contemporary.
Especially : History contemporary, after 1789.