coetaneous

[koh-i-tey-nee-uh s]

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adjective

of the same age or duration.

Origin of coetaneous

1600–10; < Latin coaetāneus, equivalent to co- co- + aet(ās) age + -āneus compound adj. suffix; see -an, -eous

Related formsco·e·ta·ne·ous·ly, adverbco·e·ta·ne·i·ty

[koh-i-tuh-nee-i-tee] /ˌkoʊ ɪ təˈni ɪ ti/, co·e·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun

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Related Words for coetaneous

coeval, concomitant, contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous, coexisting

Examples from the Web for coetaneous

Historical Examples of coetaneous

The entire sanctification of the heart and the Holy Ghost baptism are coetaneous experiences, and must not be divorced.
The Theology of Holiness
Dougan Clark
Bear with these distractions, with this coetaneous growth of the parts; they will one day be members, and obey one will.
Essays, Second Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marriage among most African tribes is a coetaneous contract.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1
George W. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for coetaneous

coetaneous

adjective

rare of the same age or period

Derived Formscoetaneously, adverbcoetaneousness, noun

Word Origin for coetaneous

C17: from Latin coaetāneus, from co- same + aetās age

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Word Origin and History for coetaneous

adj.

"having the same age," c.1600, from Late Latin coaetanus "one of the same age," from com- "with, together with" (see co-) + aetat- "age" + adjectival suffix -aneus.