Contemporary
Contemporary adjective - Existing or occurring at the same period of time.
Neo and contemporary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neo" instead an adjective "Contemporary".
Neo
Neo adjective - (used as a combining form) recent or new.
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Contemporary and neo are semantically related. You can use "Contemporary" instead an adjective "Neo".
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- Altum Videtur - A neo-classical, Gregorian-inspired band that does covers of the contemporary hits by translating them into Latin.
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One of the reasons we assume the Victorian Age was big on whites and pastels is that the Neo-Classical period that immediately predated the Gay Nineties was influenced by contemporary beliefs about Roman and Greek times (see below).
Source: The Coconut Effect - By the late 1990s and the Turn of the Millennium, Contemporary R&B's popularity cooled a little, but the rise of Neo Soul boosted by Lauryn Hill's groundbreaking The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill took place, not to mention more fusions with other genres such as Electronic Music, Rock, and Dance.
Source: Contemporary R&B
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