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English Dictionary: Coeval by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coeval
adj
  1. of the same period [syn: coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous]
n
  1. a person of nearly the same age as another [syn: contemporary, coeval]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coeval \Co*e"val\, a. [L. coaevus; co- + aevum lifetime, age.
      See {Age}, n.]
      Of the same age; existing during the same period of time,
      especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with.
  
               Silence! coeval with eternity!               --Pope.
  
               Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade.      --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coeval \Co*e"val\, n.
      One of the same age; a contemporary.
  
               As if it were not enough to have outdone all your
               coevals in wit.                                       --Pope.
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