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.

 

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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.

 

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