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• Coeval — Co*e val, a. [L. coaevus; co + aevum lifetime, age. See {Age}, n.] Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; usually followed by with. [1913 Webster] Silence! coeval with eternity! Pope. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Coeval — Of the same or equal age or duration. For example, the two elderly men were coeval with one another. Coeval usually refers to coexistence for a very long time. Coeval comes from the Latin coaevus meaning of the same age. Coaevus is derived from… …   Medical dictionary

• coeval — adj., (formal) contemporary coeval with * * * [kəʊ iːv(ə)l] (formal) [ contemporary ] coeval with …   Combinatory dictionary

• coeval — coevality /koh i val i tee/, n. coevally, adv. /koh ee veuhl/, adj. 1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one. 2. coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only… …   Universalium

• coeval — adjective formal happening or existing during the same period of time (+ with): The development of stone tools was coeval with the appearance of farming settlements …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• coeval — 1. adjective /kəʊˈiːvəl,koʊˈi.vəl/ Of the same age; . ‘Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!’ 2. noun /kəʊˈiːvəl,koʊˈi.vəl/ Something of the same or age. The telephone and television are coevals in that film …   Wiktionary

• coeval — co•e•val [[t]koʊˈi vəl[/t]] adj. 1) of the same age or duration; equally old: This manuscript is coeval with that one[/ex] 2) coincident or contemporaneous 3) a contemporary • Etymology: 1595–1605; < LL coaev(us) (L co co + aevus, adj. der. of …   From formal English to slang

• coeval — /koʊˈivəl / (say koh eevuhl) adjective 1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old. 2. contemporary; coincident. –noun 3. a contemporary: *She refuses to live with an old man who treats her unborn child as a coeval. –david foster, 1981. 4 …  

• contemporary — adj Contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, coetaneous, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident, concomitant, concurrent are comparable when they mean existing, living, or occurring at the same time. In contemporary and contemporaneous (of which… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• contemporary — contemporarily, adv. contemporariness, n. /keuhn tem peuh rer ee/, adj., n., pl. contemporaries. adj. 1. existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton s discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of …   Universalium

• Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium