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coeval Definition

co·eval (kō ēvəl)

adjective

of the same age or period; contemporary

Etymology: < LL(Ec) coævus < L co-, together + aevum, an age + -al

noun

a contemporary

coeval Related Forms
co′·eval·ly adverb
coeval Synonyms

coeval

modif.

contemporary, of the same age, coincident; see contemporary 1, simultaneous. See syn. study at contemporary.

coeval Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • church: In the apse windows good patterned glass, coeval with the church.

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