English Dictionary: Coeval | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |