CEFR C2

coeval

adjective

Meaning

Existing or originating at the same time as another person or thing.

Examples

The two stars are coeval, having been formed from the same massive cloud of interstellar gas.
Historians consider the development of writing in Mesopotamia to be coeval with the rise of the first city-states.

Synonyms: same, contemporary, synchronous, coeval

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coeval (C2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /koʊˈiːvəl/

Definition

Existing or originating at the same time as another person or thing.

Examples

The two stars are coeval, having been formed from the same massive cloud of interstellar gas.
Historians consider the development of writing in Mesopotamia to be coeval with the rise of the first city-states.
Many of the traditions in this village are coeval with the founding of the settlement itself.

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