Definitions for: Coeval

[n] a person of nearly the same age as another
[adj] of the same period

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Silence! coeval with eternity! --Pope.

Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade. --Cowper.

Co*e"val, n.
One of the same age; a contemporary.

As if it were not enough to have outdone all your
coevals in wit. --Pope.

Synonyms: coetaneous, contemporaneous, contemporary, synchronal, synchronic, synchronous

See Also: compeer, equal, match, peer

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