English Explanatory Dictionary

coetaneous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.

Pronunciation

/ˌkoʊ.ɪˈteɪn.i.əs/ /-iˈteɪn-/

Word forms

coetaneous more coetaneous most coetaneous coaetaneous coætaneous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin coaetaneus (“one of the same age”).

Synonyms

contemporaneous
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