contemporary
NOUNADJECTIVE
/kən'tɛmpə,rɛri/
12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
contemporary is a valid 12-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1E1M3P3O1R1A1R1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does contemporary mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A person of nearly the same age as another.
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Occurring in the same period of time.
“the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart”
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2
Belonging to the present time.
“contemporary leaders”
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3
Characteristic of the present.
“contemporary trends in design”
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