English Explanatory Dictionary

coeval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the same age or era; contemporary.
noun
  1. Something of the same era.
  2. Somebody of the same age.

Pronunciation

/kəʊˈiːvəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coeval.wav /koʊˈi.vəl/

Word forms

coeval coæval coëval coevals

Etymology

From Late Latin coaevus, from Latin con- (“equal”) + aevum (“age”).

Synonyms

contemporaneous coetaneous coeval coincident contemporary cotemporal cotemporaneous

Derived words

coevalist coevality coevally
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