coeval

[ koh-ee-vuh l ]
/ koʊˈi vəl /

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

1595–1605; < Late Latin coaev(us) ( co- co- + -aevus, adj. derivative of aevum age) + -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

of or belonging to the same age or generation

noun

a contemporary

Derived forms of coeval

coevality (ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ), noun coevally, adverb

Word Origin for coeval

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