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co·e·val
(kō-ē′vəl)adj.
Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era.
n.
One of the same era or period; a contemporary.
co·e′val·ly adv.
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coeval
(kəʊˈiːvəl)adj
of or belonging to the same age or generation
n
a contemporary
[C17: from Late Latin coaevus from Latin co- + aevum age]
coevality n
coˈevally adv
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co•e•val
(koʊˈi vəl)adj.
1. of the same age or duration; equally old: This manuscript is coeval with that one.
2. coincident or contemporaneous.
n. 3. a contemporary.
co•e′val•ly, adv.
syn: See contemporary.
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| Noun | 1. | coeval - a person of nearly the same age as another |
| Adj. | 1. | coeval - of the same period synchronal, synchronic, synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" |
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coeval
adjectiveBelonging to the same period of time as another:
One of the same time or age as another:
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coeval
[kəʊˈiːvəl]A. ADJ → coetáneo (with de) → contemporáneo (with de)
B. N → coetáneo/a m/f, contemporáneo/a m/f
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coeval
(form)adj → der gleichen Periode or Zeit (with wie); manuscripts, authors etc also → zeitgenössisch attr
n → Zeitgenosse m
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