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coeval

Meaningof the same age

Common meaning: of the same age

‘together, jointly’ + ‘a lifetime, an age’ → coeval

Journey through time

  1. Latinaevum, -ī‘a lifetime, an age’
  2. Englishcoeval‘of the same age’ · today

co- also in: cosigncoalescecoincide

ev also in: medievalprimeval

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin aevum ‘a lifetime, an age; endless time’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry aevum, p. 63 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • aevum, -ī Latin “a lifetime, an age; endless time”

Related words

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