[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.
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Silence! coeval with eternity! --Pope.
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Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade. --Cowper.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coeval \Co*e"val\, n.
One of the same age; a contemporary.
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As if it were not enough to have outdone all your
coevals in wit. --Pope.
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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]