Main entry: contemporary, coeval
Definition: a person of nearly the same age as another
Main entry: contemporary, present-day
Definition: belonging to the present time
Usage: contemporary leaders
Main entry: modern-day, contemporary
Definition: characteristic of the present
Usage: contemporary trends in design; the role of computers in modern-day medicine
Main entry: contemporaneous, contemporary
Definition: occurring in the same period of time
Usage: a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation; the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart