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Added 10 October 2026

coeval

/kəʊˈiːvəl/ noun

Latin root: coaevus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coeval at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person of nearly the same age as another.

adjective

Of the same period.

Origin

From Late Latin coaevus, from Latin con- (“equal”) + aevum (“age”).

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