'Coeval' definitions:

Definition of 'coeval'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of the same period [syn: coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous]
noun
A person of nearly the same age as another [syn: contemporary, coeval]

Definition of 'Coeval'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Coeval'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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