Kontemporêre
Kontemporêre is an Afrikaans adjective meaning contemporary or belonging to the present era. It is used to describe things that exist or are produced in the present time, especially in art, culture, design, and discourse. Common phrases include kontemporêre kuns (contemporary art) and kontemporêre musiek (contemporary music).
Etymology and form: Kontemporêre is derived from Dutch kontemporair and ultimately from Latin contemporarius, meaning “at
Usage and nuance: The term emphasizes current or recent phenomena in contrast to historical or archaic terms.
See also: Contemporary art, Afrikaans language, Dutch loanwords, modernism.