coeval

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /koʊˈiːvəl/ UK /kəʊˈiːvəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
having the same age or date of origin; contemporary

These cave paintings are coeval with the earliest stone tools.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having the same age or date... contemporary contemporaneous coetaneous concurrent simultaneous synchronous

Word family

Forms coevals

Derived forms coevalitycoevally

Related forms coetaneous primeval medieval

Etymology

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

coaevus Latin aevum Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# coeval

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /koʊˈiːvəl/
**IPA (UK):** /kəʊˈiːvəl/

## Meanings
1. having the same age or date of origin; contemporary

## Examples
- These cave paintings are coeval with the earliest stone tools.

## Synonyms
- contemporary
- contemporaneous
- coetaneous
- concurrent
- simultaneous
- synchronous

## Derived Forms
- coevality
- coevally

## Related Forms
- coetaneous
- primeval
- medieval

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coaevus
- Root: aevum

## Etymology
From Late Latin coaevus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aevum 'age, lifetime'.

## AI Etymology
Coeval is an adjective and noun meaning "having the same age or date of origin; contemporary". Historically, it is from Late Latin coaevus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aevum 'age, lifetime'. The visible construction is part of the etymology: coeval is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin coaevus with Latin aevum. Close English family members include coevality, coevally, coetaneous, primeval, and medieval.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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