Definitions for coeval
koʊˈi vəlco·eval

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contemporary, coevaladjective

   a person of nearly the same age as another

2. coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneousadjective

   of the same period

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coevalnoun

   Something of the same era or age.

   The telephone and television are coevals in that film.

2. coevaladjective

   Of the same age; contemporary.

3. Etymology: Late Latin coævus, from Latin: in combination with.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COEVALadjective

   Etymology: coævus, Latin.

   1. Of the same age.

   Even his teeth and white, like a young flock,
   Coeval, and now shorn, from the clear brook
   Recent. Matthew Prior.

   2. Of the same age with another, followed by with.

   This religion cannot pretend to be coeval with mankind. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   The monthly revolutions of the moon, or the diurnal of the earth upon its own axis, by the very hypothesis are coequal with the former. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   Silence! coeval with eternity;
   Thou wert, e’re nature first began to be:
   ’Twas one vast nothing all, and all slept fast in thee. Alexander Pope.

   3. Sometimes by to.

   Although we had no monuments of religion ancienter than idolatry, we have no reason to conclude, that idolatrous religion was coeval to mankind. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

2. Coevalnoun

   A contemporary.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   As it were not enough to have outdone all your coevals in wit, you will excel them in good nature. Alexander Pope.

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1. coeval

   Coeval refers to a person or thing that is the same age or dates from the same time as another person or thing. It's used to describe things that exist or occur in the same period or have the same duration.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coevalnoun

   of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with

2. Coevalnoun

   one of the same age; a contemporary

3. Etymology: [L. coaevus; co- + aevum lifetime, age. See Age, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coeval

   kō-ē′val, adj. of the same age.—n. one of the same age: a contemporary. [L. coævus, co-, together, and ævum, age.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. coeval

   同年代の in Japanese.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on June 25, 2019  

Anagrams for coeval »

1. alcove

2. volcae

How to pronounce coeval?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coeval in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coeval in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=coeval
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coeval
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=coeval
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coeval
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coeval