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Webster 1913 Edition
Coeval
Co-e′val
,Adj.
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
,Noun.
One of the same age; a contemporary.
As if it were not enough to have outdone all your
coevals
in wit. Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coeval
COEVAL
,Adj.
COEVAL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
coeval
coeval
See also: coëval
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
coeval (not comparable)
- Of the same age; contemporary.
- Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!
- The Baralaba Coal Measures are coeval with the Bandana Formation.
- 2009, Eric Buffetaut, Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia:
- The differences between the Sao Khua dinosaur assemblage and the roughly coeval assemblages in China, notably those from the Jehol Group of NE China, have already been noted, and several hypotheses have been put forward, including differences in taphonomic conditions, and the existence of geographical or environmental barriers (Buffetaut et al. 2006; Fernandez et al. 2009).
Synonyms
Translations
of the same age
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Noun
coeval (plural coevals)
- Something of the same era.
- The telephone and television are coevals in that film.
- Somebody of the same age.
Translations
something of the same era
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- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:coeval.