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contemporary
Adjective
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If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day".
The artist has a great knowledge of the sources of historical and contemporary art.
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If mathx/math is contemporary with mathy/math, they happened at about the same time.
They are sources that are contemporary or near contemporary with the period being studied.
contemporary
Noun
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Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.
This is what made Marx so different from his socialist contemporaries.
art
Noun
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(uncountable: there is no plural) Any man-made object which is either beautiful or makes the viewer think. Common examples of art are paintings and photographs.
The gallery has many pieces of art.
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A creation or study of pieces of art.
Painting, music and writing are arts.
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An action which is done very well; a skill
She has making baskets down to an art.
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