coeval

[ koh-ee-vuhl ]

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adjective

of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.
coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.

noun

a contemporary: He is more serious than his coevals.

Origin of coeval

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

Words Nearby coeval

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How to use coeval in a sentence

It was coeval with the religion of Egypt in the time of Abraham, and perhaps at a still earlier date.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
The life of the American Cavalry is almost coeval with that of the American people.
The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox | William B. Arnold
Next to this tradition, and nearly coeval with it, but reported by later authority, is that respecting Solon and Athens.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. Gladstone
Science and religion are coeval in man's history, and both are independently continuous and progressive.
Introduction to the History of Religions | Crawford Howell Toy
Some elementary conception of it is in all probability coeval with the first dawn of human intelligence.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for coeval

coeval

/ (kəʊˈiːvəl) /

adjective

of or belonging to the same age or generation

noun

a contemporary

Origin of coeval

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

Derived forms of coeval

coevality (ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ), noun
coevally, adverb

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