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Definition of Contemporaries

1. Noun. All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age.

Definition of Contemporaries

1. Noun. (plural of contemporary) ¹

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Definition of Contemporaries

1. contemporary [n] - See also: contemporary

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contemporaries

Literary usage of Contemporaries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"But in the result his endeavours bore little resemblance to those of his contemporaries. The.magic of his genius transmuted all he touched. ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"But in the result his endeavours bore little resemblance to those of his contemporaries. The magic of his genius transmuted all he touched. ..."

3. Human Nature: A Monthly Record of Zoistic Science and Intelligence (1867)
"OUR contemporaries. THE SPIRITUAL MAGAZINE. Monthly. Price 0d. London: Job Caudwell, 335 Strand. THIS publication, now in its eighth year, ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"There were not, however, wanting among Boyle's contemporaries men who pointed out that spring water used for the growing plants in these experiments ..."

5. A History of English Literature by William Vaughn Moody, Robert Morss Lovett (1902)
"CHAPTER VII THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY : SHAKESPEARE'S contemporaries AND SUCCESSORS IN THE DRAMA IN the preceding chapter, we regarded Shakespeare as standing ..."

6. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1822)
"Biographie Nouvelle des Contemporains, &c. ; ie New Biography of contemporaries, &c. ... of those contemporaries who have recently played, or are playing, ..."

7. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"CHAPTER II contemporaries OF DRYDEN IN LYRIC, PINDARIC, ... Here we shall handle those contemporaries of his who dealt with his staple metres and ..."

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