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contemporaneous

Adjective B2 – Upper-Intermediate

Existing or happening at the same time as something else.

"The letters are contemporaneous with the events they describe, written just days after the battle."

Don't confuse "contemporaneous" (happening at the same time as something) with "contemporary" (happening now, or belonging to the present period).

Synonyms

simultaneous concurrent