当代

とうだい【当代】

¶ → 当代の

¶ → 当代の知識階級

¶～の花形［人気物］

the lion of the day.

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とうだい【当代】

1 〔現代〕 the present generation [day]; the (present) age.

●当代屈指の one of the (very) best 《players》 of the day

・当代随一の the greatest 《player》 of the day.

●当代の present; contemporary; of our time [day]; of the age; in the present age; current; modern

・当代の大音楽家 a great musician of our day.

2 〔当時〕 those days.

3 〔当主〕 the present head of the family.