Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Contemporary"

A: I don't know what it means in that sentence. It seems wrong.

A "contemporary" as a noun means someone who is alive at the same time as another person, and often implies there is some connection between them.
"Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt were contemporaries."
"Van Gogh never made as much money from painting as many of his contemporaries did."

It can also be an adjective

A: Contemporary means that something is occurring or living at the same time

A: Current or From a same era.
Something occurring in the present.

Example: “the contemporary world” meaning this world, or the world as it is now.

A: “contemporary trends in design”

A: "I'm not a fan of contemporary art. it's too abstract for me"

"contemporary problems require contemporary solutions"

modern is used more often, contemporary sounds a bit fancier

A: 'this piece of art is contemporary' 'both people are contemporary of each other'

A: The word “contemporary" isn't really used in common phrases. “Modern” would be a more common word with the same sense as in contemporary art.

• I don't want a 1950s bungalow. I prefer a contemporary style for my home.
• She likes the classical music of Bach more than contemporary compositions.
• (A different sense — living at the same time): Michelle Obama is a contemporary of Stephen Colbert — she even appeared on his show.

A: Contemporary = modern
Generation = a group of people born in the same general period of time

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Thank you!
Can i call english used currently, “modern english” or “contemporary english”?

A: 'Contemporary' is more narrow: it applies to quite recent years. 'Modern' is a larger stage in development. This distinction will depend on the field, and in some fields they may be equivalent.
In literary field,
Modern English is English from 1450 onwards: Shakespeare's English is Modern English.

Contemporary English, for me, is something from the 21st century.

A: Contemporary and modern are both synonyms, which means, they both have the same meaning.

A: Existing or happening now = contemporary
Most recent ideas and methods = modern

A: Contemporary

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