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Webster 1913 Edition


Coeval

Co-e′val

,
Adj.
[L.
coaevus
;
co-
+
aevum
lifetime, age. See
Age
,
Noun.
]
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.
Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; of equal age; usually and properly followed by with.

COEVAL

,
Noun.
One of the same age; one who begins to exist at the same time. It is not properly used as synonymous with cotemporary.

Definition 2024


coeval

coeval

See also: coëval

English

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Adjective

coeval (not comparable)

  1. 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).

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Noun

coeval (plural coevals)

  1. Something of the same era.
    The telephone and television are coevals in that film.
  2. Somebody of the same age.

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  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:coeval.