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
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, adverbWords nearby coeval
coetzee,
coeur,
coeur d'alene,
coeur de lion,
coeur en sabot,
coeval,
coevolution,
coevolve,
coexecutor,
coexecutrix,
coexist
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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, adverbWord Origin for coeval
C17: from Late Latin
coaevus from Latin
co- +
aevum age