Contemporary
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Contemporary is the historical period that is immediately relevant to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history.
As a term in art and culture theory, contemporary denotes 'high culture' from the late 20th century and the early 21st century, what has come to be known as a post-industrial society or Information Age.
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Etymology
Recorded since 1631, from Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius (“of time”), from tempus (“time”).
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By field
- Contemporary art
- Contemporary classical music
- Contemporary history
- Contemporary literature
- Contemporary music
- Contemporary philosophy
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See also
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