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Select the most appropriate word which can substitute the given description:
Persons living at the same time.
Select the most appropriate word which can substitute the given description:
Persons living at the same time.
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The correct option is C Contemporaries
The word, 'contemporaries' refers to 'people who exist/ existed at the same time as another'. Hence, option B is correct. The word, 'colleagues' refers to 'people with whom one works in a profession or business'. The word, 'ancestors' refers to 'people, (typically those who are more remote than grandparents) from whom one is descended. The word, 'forefathers' refers to 'people of the past generations of one's family or people'. It is a synonym of 'ancestors'. As the meanings of the words, 'colleagues', 'ancestors' and 'forefathers' do not mean 'persons living at the same time', options A, C and D are incorrect.
The word, 'contemporaries' refers to 'people who exist/ existed at the same time as another'. Hence, option B is correct.
The word, 'colleagues' refers to 'people with whom one works in a profession or business'. The word, 'ancestors' refers to 'people, (typically those who are more remote than grandparents) from whom one is descended. The word, 'forefathers' refers to 'people of the past generations of one's family or people'. It is a synonym of 'ancestors'.
As the meanings of the words, 'colleagues', 'ancestors' and 'forefathers' do not mean 'persons living at the same time', options A, C and D are incorrect.
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