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coeval

[ koh-ee-vuhl ]
/ koʊˈi vəl /
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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.
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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/, nounco·e·val·ly, adverb

Words nearby coeval

coeternity, Coetzee, Coeur, Coeur d'Alene, Coeur de Lion, coeval, coevolution, coevolve, coexecutor, coexecutrix, coexist
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Words related to coeval

coetaneous, coincident

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British Dictionary definitions for coeval

coeval
/ (kəʊˈiːvəl) /
adjective
of or belonging to the same age or generation
noun
a contemporary

Derived forms of coeval

coevality (ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ), nouncoevally, adverb

Word Origin for coeval

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