adj
coeval
Coeval (adj) means existing at the same time, or belonging to the same period, as something else.
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Existing at the same time, or belonging to the same period, as something else.
"Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!"
"The Baralaba Coal Measures are coeval with the Bandana Formation."
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Etymology
Came from Late Latin coaevus, itself formed from Latin con- (“equal”) and aevum (“age”).
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What is the meaning of coeval?
"coeval" (adj) means existing at the same time, or belonging to the same period, as something else.
What is another word for coeval?
Other words for "coeval" include contemporaneous, contemporary, cotemporal, coincident, coetaneous, cotemporaneous.
