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coeval

/kəʊˈiːvəl/
noun
  1. Something of the same era.

    "The telephone and television are coevals in that film."

  2. Somebody of the same age.

adjective
  1. Of the same age; contemporary.

    "Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!"

    Similar: contemporaneous

Synonymscontemporaneous

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