penecontemporary

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English

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Etymology

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From pene- +‎ contemporary.

Adjective

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penecontemporary (not comparable)

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

Noun

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penecontemporary (plural penecontemporaries)

  1. That which is penecontemporary, living or existing at almost the same time (as another/others)
    • 2013, Trenton W. Holliday, “Population Affinities of the Jebel Sahaba Skeletal Sample: Limb Proportion Evidence”, in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology[1], page 2:
      However, he found that features more prone to show environmental effects (whether phenotypically plastic or otherwise) separated the tropical Jebel Sahaba skeletons from their penecontemporaries at higher latitudes.

Usage notes

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Both the noun and adjective senses are typically used to refer to the past, especially periods of time in the distant past for which exact dates of events are unknown.