[ˌkəʊˈiːvl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having the same age or date of origin; contemporary
(e.g: these lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity)


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Origin:
early 17th century (as a noun): from late Latin coaevus, from co- ‘jointly’ + Latin aevum ‘age’

[ˌkəʊˈiːvl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary
(e.g: like so many of his coevals, he yearned for stability)


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Origin:
early 17th century (as a noun): from late Latin coaevus, from co- ‘jointly’ + Latin aevum ‘age’