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contemporaries

/kənˈtɛmpəˌrɛriz/ /kənˈtɛmpəriːz/

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noun

Contemporains

Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.

Examples :

"Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare."

Cervantès était un contemporain de Shakespeare.

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noun

Contemporains, personnes de la même époque

Something existing at the same time.

Examples :

"Shakespeare and his contemporaries, like Christopher Marlowe, wrote plays during the same period in England. "

Shakespeare et ses contemporains, comme Christopher Marlowe, ont écrit des pièces de théâtre pendant la même période en Angleterre.

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