Coaevals

/koʊˈiːvəlz/ noun

Definition

People or things that exist at the same time or belong to the same age; contemporaries.

Etymology

From Latin 'coaeval' (of the same age) with the plural '-s' suffix, meaning multiple things of equal age.

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Shakespeare and Cervantes were coaevals who never met, yet both were writing masterpieces at exactly the same time in different countries!

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