Penecontemporary
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 That which is penecontemporary, living or existing at almost the same time (as another/others)
"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."
- 1 That lived or existed at almost the same time (as another/others); nearly contemporary not-comparable
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From pene- + contemporary.
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