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contemporary

How many syllables in contemporary?

  5 syllables

Divide contemporary into syllables:   con-tem-po-rar-y
How to pronounce contemporary:   kun-tem-per-er-ee
How to say contemporary:

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Synonyms for contemporary


1 syllable
  • new
    2 syllables
    • current
    • present
    • modern
    • recent
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with contemporary

      3 syllables
        5 syllables
        6 syllables
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