coeval
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- coæval (archaic)
[edit] Etymology
Late Latin coævus, from Latin: com- (“equal”) in combination with aevum (“age”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
coeval (comparative more coeval, superlative most coeval)
- 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.
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of the same age
[edit] Noun
coeval (plural coevals)
- Something of the same era or age.
- The telephone and television are coevals in that film.
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Translations
something of the same era
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