coetaneous

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US /ˌkoʊɪˈteɪniəs/ UK /ˌkəʊɪˈteɪniəs/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of the same age or duration; contemporary

    The two manuscripts proved coetaneous, written within the same decade.

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Related forms coevaleternal

Etymology

From Late Latin coaetāneus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aetās 'age', from aevum 'age, lifetime'.

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