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COEVAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of nearly the same age as another

Synonyms:

coeval; contemporary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("coeval" is a kind of...):

compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)

Derivation:

coeval (of the same period)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the same period

Synonyms:

coetaneous; coeval; contemporaneous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

synchronal; synchronic; synchronous (occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)

Derivation:

coeval (a person of nearly the same age as another)

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