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1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time. □  They wanted traditional music; he felt more contemporary music would aid outreach. □  Only the names are ancient; the characters are modern and contemporary.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Contemporary people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else you are talking about. □  …drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses.

3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Someone's contemporary is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them. □  Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. SYNONYMS contemporary ADJ 1

modern:…the problem of materialism in modern society.

current:Current thinking suggests that toxins only have a small part to play.

up-to-date:…Germany's most up-to-date electric power station.

recent:Sales have fallen by more than 75 percent in recent years.

present-day:Even by present-day standards these were large aircraft.

con|tempt /kənte mpt/

1 N‑UNCOUNT If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant. □ [+ for ] He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle. □  I hope voters will treat his advice with the contempt it deserves.

2 PHRASE If you hold someone or something in contempt , you feel contempt for them. □  Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in contempt.

3familiarity breeds contempt → see familiarity

con|tempt|ible /kənte mpt I b ^ə l/ ADJ If you feel that someone or something is contemptible , you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them. [FORMAL ] □  …this contemptible act of violence.

con|te mpt of cou rt N‑UNCOUNT Contempt of court is the criminal offence of disobeying an instruction from a judge or a court of law. [LEGAL ] □  He faced imprisonment for contempt of court.

con|temp|tu|ous /kənte mptʃuəs/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all. □ [+ of ] He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties. □  She gave a contemptuous little laugh.

con|tend /kənte nd/ (contends , contending , contended )

1 VERB If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it. □ [V + with ] It is time, once again, to contend with racism. □ [V + with ] American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.

2 VERB If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true. [FORMAL ] □ [V that] The government contends that he is fundamentalist.

3 VERB If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it. □ [V + for ] …the two main groups contending for power. □ [V + with ] …with 10 U.K. construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain. □ [V -ing] …a binding political settlement between the contending parties.

con|tend|er /kənte ndə ^r / (contenders ) N‑COUNT A contender is someone who takes part in a competition. [JOURNALISM ] □ [+ for ] Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Commonwealth squad. [Also + in ]

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