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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZeitgenossen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsaɪtɡəˌnɔsən
"Die Zeitgenossen des Künstlers experimentierten ebenfalls mit neuen Ausdrucksformen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
People or things living or occurring at the same time.
"The artist's contemporaries were also experimenting with new forms of expression." - 2
A person of the same age or generation.
"She often compared her achievements to those of her contemporaries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'contemporaries' derives from the Latin 'contemporarius', meaning 'of the same time'. It evolved through Middle French before entering the English language in the late 16th century, reflecting the notion of individuals existing or occurring at the same period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contemporaries" is said worldwide
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contemporains
Transliteration: kɔ̃tɑ̃pɔʁɛ̃
"Les contemporains de l'artiste exploraient également de nouvelles formes d'expression."
Zeitgenossen
Transliteration: tsaɪtɡəˌnɔsən
"Die Zeitgenossen des Künstlers experimentierten ebenfalls mit neuen Ausdrucksformen."
contemporanei
Transliteration: konteɱpoˈraːnei
"I contemporanei dell'artista stavano anche sperimentando nuove forme di espressione."
contemporáneos
Transliteration: konteɱpoˈɾa.ne.os
"Los contemporáneos del artista también estaban experimentando con nuevas formas de expresión."
contemporâneos
Transliteration: kõtẽpoɾɐˈneus
"Os contemporâneos do artista também estavam experimentando novas formas de expressão."
समकालीन
Transliteration: samkaleen
"कलाकार के समकालीन भी नए रूपों के साथ प्रयोग कर रहे थे।"
同时代的人
Transliteration: tóng shídài de rén
"艺术家的同时代的人也在尝试新的表现形式。"
동시대 사람들
Transliteration: dong sidae saramdeul
"예술가의 동시대 사람들도 새로운 표현 형식을 실험하고 있었습니다."
同時代の人々
Transliteration: dōjidai no hitobito
"そのアーティストの同時代の人々も新しい表現形式を試みていました。"
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