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Coeval

Coeval Meaning & Definition
Coeval Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coeval?

[n] a person of nearly the same age as another
[adj] of the same period

Synonyms | Synonyms for Coeval: coetaneous | contemporaneous | contemporary | synchronal | synchronic | synchronous

Related Terms | Find terms related to Coeval: accompanying | agreeing | atavistic | bodily | born | coetaneous | coeternal | coexistent | coexisting | coinstantaneous | collateral | concomitant | concurrent | congenital | connatal | connate | connatural | constitutional | contemporaneous | contemporary | conterminous | coterminous | dead heat | draw | genetic | hereditary | in the blood | inborn | inbred | incarnate | indigenous | inherited | innate | instinctive | instinctual | isochronal | isochronous | native | native to | natural | natural to | organic | physical | primal | simultaneous | synchronal | synchronic | synchronous | temperamental | tie | unison | unisonous

See Also | compeer | equal | match | peer

Coeval In Webster's Dictionary

\Co*e"val\, a. [L. coaevus; co- + aevum lifetime, age. See {Age}, n.] Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with. Silence! coeval with eternity! --Pope. Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade. --Cowper.
\Co*e"val\, n. One of the same age; a contemporary. As if it were not enough to have outdone all your coevals in wit. --Pope.

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