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Coeval

Co-ē′val, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. coævus, from co, for con, and ævum, lifetime, age, Gr. αἰών.] Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; of equal age; — usually followed by with, sometimes by to. Silence! coeval with eternity! Thou wert ere nature first began to be. Pope.

Co-ē'val, n.

noun

n. One of the same age; one who begins to exist at the same time.

O, my coevals! remnants of yourselves, Poor human ruins, tottering o'er the grave. Young.