coeval

Meanings

• adjective

  belonging to the same time or period

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Synonyms

contemporaneous

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Variants

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coeval , coevalities , coevality , coevals

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Etymology

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From Latin coaevus, meaning 'of the same age'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'coeval' is often used in historical and philosophical contexts, but it can also be used more broadly to refer to any individuals or entities that exist or occur at the same time, regardless of historical significance.

2. In biology, the term 'coeval' is sometimes used to refer to organisms that evolved during the same geological period.

3. The concept of coeval has been explored in various works of literature, including T.S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets' and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

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Related Concepts

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1. contemporaneous: Refers to individuals or events that exist or occur at the same time.

2. synchronic: Refers to a perspective in anthropology that focuses on understanding the world at a particular moment in time, as opposed to a diachronic perspective that focuses on change over time.

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Culture

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Coeval is often used in historical and philosophical contexts to refer to individuals or entities that existed during the same time period. It has been used in literature, particularly in works that explore the interconnectedness of historical events or the experiences of individuals living during the same time.

How to Memorize "coeval"

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   - Imagine two people or objects that were alive during the same time period. For example, imagine Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte, both of whom were coeval.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'coeval' with the concept of 'simultaneous'. Remember that coeval refers to individuals or entities that exist or occur at the same time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the phrase 'Coeval means contemporaneous'.

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