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coeval (adj.)

"having the same age, having lived for an equal period," 1620s, from Late Latin coaevus"of the same age," from assimilated form of Latin com "with, together" (see com-) + aevum "an age" (from PIE root *aiw- "vital force, life; long life, eternity"). As a noun from c. 1600.

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Definitions of coeval from WordNet
1
coeval (n.)
a person of nearly the same age as another;
Synonyms: contemporary
2
coeval (adj.)
of the same period;
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