coeval

koʊˈiːvəl

Definition

Definition of coeval - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

same time

Rare

existing at the same time as another

Rare

The two artists were coeval, influencing each other's work.

contemporary

synchronous

time

Rare

belonging to the same period or era

Rare

These coeval structures reflect the architectural style of the time.

contemporary

synchronous

Noun

age

Rare

person of the same age as another

Rare

She and her coeval shared similar views on technology.

contemporary

peer

history

Rare

object from the same era

Rare

The artifact was a coeval of the ancient ruins.

companion

contemporary

peer

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Origin of coeval

Latin, co (together) + aevum (age)

Examples of coeval in a sentence

The coeval civilizations traded goods and ideas.
The coeval paintings reveal much about the era's culture.
Coeval fossils were found in the same geological layer.
He found a coeval who shared his love for classical music.
Meeting a coeval at the reunion brought back many memories.
The coin was a coeval of the ancient manuscript.

These fossils are coevals of the dinosaur era.

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French:contemporain, pair, ...
German:gleichzeitig, Altersgenosse, ...
Italian:contemporaneo, della stessa epoca, ...
Spanish:coetáneo, ...
Portuguese:contemporâneo, coetâneo, ...
Chinese:同时代的, 同龄人, ...
Japanese:同時代の, 同年齢, ...
Arabic:مُعاصِر, قرين, ...
Hebrew:בְּבּוֹרֵא זְמַן, בֶּן-גִּיל, ...
Russian:современный, ровесник, ...
Ukrainian:сучасний, ровесник, ...
Hindi:समकालीन, समवयस्क, ...
Bengali:সমসাময়িক, সহযুগ্ম, ...
Catalan:coetani, ...
Czech:současný, vrstevník, ...
Danish:samtidig, tidsfælle, ...
Dutch:tijdgenoot, leeftijdsgenoot, ...
Greek:σύγχρονος, ...
Hungarian:egykorú, azonos korból származó tárgy, ...
Khmer:សហសម័យ, មនុស្សស្រករគ្នា, ...
Korean:동시대의, 동갑, ...
Persian:هم‌عصر, هم‌سن, ...
Polish:współczesny, rówieśnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):contemporâneo, coetâneo, ...
Romanian:contemporan, persoană de aceeași vârstă, ...
Swedish:samtida, ...
Thai:ร่วมสมัย, เพื่อนรุ่นเดียวกัน, ...
Turkish:eşzamanlı, yaşıt, ...
Vietnamese:cùng thời, người cùng tuổi, ...

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Adjective

Noun

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