coeval
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vəl adjective
1.
of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.
2.
coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.
noun
3.
a contemporary: He is more serious than his coevals.
Related forms
co·e·val·ly, adverb
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coeval (kəʊˈiːvəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or belonging to the same age or generation |
| —n | |
| 2. | a contemporary |
| [C17: from Late Latin coaevus from Latin co- + aevum age] | |
| coevality | |
| —n | |
| co'evally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
coeval
formed in Eng. 1605 from L.L. coævus, from L. com- "equal" + ævum "an age."
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Example sentences
East-west trending faults are younger than and perhaps in part coeval with faults of the northwest-trending set.
Subunit two could be a coeval, deeper water facies of subunit one.
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