coeval

UK: /kəʊˈiːv^əl/ US: (kō ē′vəl)

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co•e•val  (kō ē′vəl), 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 approximately coeval.

n. 

3. a contemporary:
   He is more serious than his coevals.

• Late Latin coaev(us) (co- co- + -aevus, adjective, adjectival derivative of aevum age) + -al¹
• 1595–1605

co•e•val•i•ty  (kō′i val′i tē), n.  co•e′val•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. See contemporary. 

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coeval, coaeval / kəʊˈiːv^əl/ adjective

1. of or belonging to the same age or generation

noun

1. a contemporary

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin coaevus from Latin co- + aevum age

coevality, coaevality / ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ/ noun

coˈevally, coˈaevally adverb