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coeval

[koh-ee-vuhl]

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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.

coeval

/ ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ, kəʊˈiːvəl /

adjective

of or belonging to the same age or generation

noun

a contemporary

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Other Word Forms

coevality noun
coevally adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coeval¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin coaev(us) (equivalent to co- “with, together” + -aevus, adjective derivative of aevum “age”) + -al adjective suffix; co-, -al ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coeval¹

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

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Synonym Study

See contemporary.

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Example Sentences

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Beyond being triggering to my fertility-challenged coevals, it is absurd to assume that one's life — or one's child's life — is incomplete without a sibling.

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Such as it is today, it already was when the Fiat Lux was spoken; its beginning must have been coeval with that of time.

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Notably, the same pattern has been observed among dogs as compared to their wild coevals, the wolf: scientists note that dogs' brains are about 30% smaller relative to wolves' brains.

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Likewise, undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz have come out en masse in support of their graduate coevals.

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Not one's “coevals” or “co-equals,” but followers — a telling word that recalls cults.

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Coeur de Lion coevolution

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