Coeval: meaning, definitions and examples
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coeval
[ ˈkəʊiˌvəl ]
adjective
A person of roughly the same age as another
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was my coeval at school
- They were born in the same year, so they are coevals
history
A person who lived at the same time as another
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Shakespeare and Cervantes were coevals
- The two artists were coevals, both creating masterpieces in the same era
Translations
Translations of the word "coeval" in other languages:
🇵🇹 contemporâneo
🇮🇳 समकालीन
🇩🇪 Zeitgenosse
🇮🇩 sebaya
🇺🇦 сучасник
🇵🇱 rówieśnik
🇯🇵 同時代の人
🇫🇷 contemporain
🇪🇸 contemporáneo
🇹🇷 akran
🇰🇷 동시대 사람
🇸🇦 معاصر
🇨🇿 současník
🇸🇰 súčasník
🇨🇳 同时代的人
🇸🇮 sodobnik
🇮🇸 jafnaldra
🇰🇿 замандас
🇬🇪 თანადროული
🇦🇿 müasirlər
🇲🇽 contemporáneo
Word origin
The word 'coeval' originated in the early 17th century from the Latin word 'coaevus', which is a combination of 'co-' meaning 'together' and 'aevum' meaning 'age'. Over time, 'coeval' has evolved to refer to individuals who are of the same age or who lived during the same period.