coeval

[ koh-ee-vuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.

  2. coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.

noun
  1. a contemporary: He is more serious than his coevals.

Origin of coeval

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin coaev(us) (equivalent to co- “with, together” + -aevus, adjective derivative of aevum “age”) + -al adjective suffix; see co-, -al1

synonym study For coeval

1, 2. See contemporary.

Other words from coeval

  • co·e·val·i·ty [koh-i-val-i-tee], /ˌkoʊ ɪˈvæl ɪ ti/, noun
  • co·e·val·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for coeval

coeval

/ (kəʊˈiːvəl) /


adjective
  1. of or belonging to the same age or generation

noun
  1. a contemporary

Origin of coeval

1
C17: from Late Latin coaevus from Latin co- + aevum age

Derived forms of coeval

  • coevality (ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ), noun
  • coevally, adverb

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