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penecontemporary

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

That lived or existed at almost the same time (as another/others); nearly contemporary

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The chalcolithic Corded Ware culture of North-Central and Eastern Europe has been found to display archaeological as well as genetic affinities to the penecontemporary Yamnaya horizon of the Pontic–Caspian Steppe.

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noun

Meaning 2

That which is penecontemporary, living or existing at almost the same time (as another/others)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From pene- + contemporary.