coeval

(kō ē′vəl)

adjective

of the same age or period; contemporary

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

noun

a contemporary

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adjective

Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era.

noun

One of the same era or period; a contemporary.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin coaevus

Origin: : co-, co-

Origin: + aevum, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots

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