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COETANEOUS

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co⋅e⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous

  [koh-i-tey-nee-uhs]
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–adjective
of the same age or duration.
Origin:
1600–10; < L coaetāneus, equiv. to co- co- + aet(ās) age + -āneus compound adj. suffix; see -an, -eous

Related forms:
co⋅e⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
co⋅e⋅ta⋅ne⋅i⋅ty  [koh-i-tuh-nee-i-tee] , co⋅e⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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co·e·ta·ne·ous   (kō'ĭ-tā'nē-əs)   
adj.  Of equal age, duration, or period; coeval.

[From Late Latin coaetāneus, a contemporary : Latin co-, co- + Latin aetās, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
co'e·ta'ne·ous·ly adv., co'e·ta'ne·ous·ness n.
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