coeval
/kou'i:vəl/
Definition
Adjective:
- Existing or occurring during the same period of time; contemporaneous: Describes things, events, or people that belong to the same era or historical period.
- Of the same age or duration: Indicates that two or more entities have existed for an identical length of time.
Noun:
- A person of roughly the same age as another: An individual who is a contemporary in terms of age.
- A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another: A contemporary in a broader historical or temporal sense.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The rise of the novel was coeval with the expansion of the middle class in the 18th century.
- These two ancient civilizations were coeval, flourishing around 3000 BCE.
Noun:
- In school, she found it easier to relate to her coevals than to the teachers.
- Darwin and Lincoln were coevals, both born in 1809.
Advanced Usage
- Coeval with: This is the standard prepositional phrase used with the adjective form.
- The artist's most productive phase was coeval with a period of great social upheaval.
Variants and Related Words
- Coevality (n): The state or fact of being coeval; contemporaneity.
- The coevality of these two manuscripts suggests a common source.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Contemporaneous, concurrent, synchronous, simultaneous, coetaneous.
- Noun: Contemporary, peer, compeer.
Antonyms
- Adjective: Asynchronous, noncontemporary, successive.
- Noun: Predecessor, successor.
Notes on Usage
- Formality: "Coeval" is a formal, primarily academic word. In everyday conversation, "contemporary" is more common.
- Scope: While often used for historical periods, it can accurately describe any entities (people, ideas, objects) existing over the same span of time.
Adjective
-
of the same period
Noun
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a person of nearly the same age as another
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