contemporaneousness
contemporaneousness — noun
1. the condition in which two or more events, people, or things exist or take place
the condition in which two or more events, people, or things exist or take place at the same stretch of history as each other.
Dr. Imani noted the contemporaneousness of the fossils found in Kenya and those discovered in South Africa.
pattern: the contemporaneousness of [source A] and [source B]
The contemporaneousness of the two earthquakes led scientists to look for a single cause.
Walid's research confirmed the contemporaneousness of trade routes across Asia and North Africa.
The book argues that the contemporaneousness of these inventions explains why they look so similar.
Carbon dating proved the contemporaneousness of the volcanic eruption and the ancient settlement.
- contemporaneity
The standard, preferred synonym; shorter and far more common in academic writing.
- simultaneity
Emphasises events happening at the exact same moment, not just within the same historical period.
- coexistence
Broader term; can refer to living or existing together in the same place or time, not limited to historical periods.
- asynchrony
Describes a lack of temporal alignment between events or processes.
文法句型
the contemporaneousness of [noun] and [noun]
用法筆記
This word is very rare in everyday speech; the shorter synonym 'contemporaneity' is almost always preferred. It appears almost exclusively in formal academic writing about history, archaeology, geology, and art history.