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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person of nearly the same age as another;
[syn: contemporary, coeval]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of the same period;
[syn: coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coeval \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. [1913 Webster] Silence! coeval with eternity! --Pope. [1913 Webster] Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coeval \Co*e"val\, n. One of the same age; a contemporary. [1913 Webster] As if it were not enough to have outdone all your coevals in wit. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coeval adj 1: of the same period [syn: coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous] n 1: a person of nearly the same age as another [syn: contemporary, coeval]