coetaneous
US/ˌkoʊ.ɪˈteɪn.i.əs/
coetaneous adjective: belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.
Adjective
coetaneous (comparative more coetaneous, superlative most coetaneous)
- Belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.
- The beginning of [Theodore] Parker's own perplexities was almost coetaneous with the establishment of Brook Farm, for his 'Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Religion,' which was preached at the ordination of Mr. Shackford in South Boston, on May 19, 1841, occasioned the division of the...1900, Lindsay Swift, Brook Farm: Its Members, Scholars, and Visitors, New York: Macmillan, page 251
- Synonyms:
- contemporaneous
Synonyms of coetaneous
Forms of coetaneous
| comparative | more coetaneous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most coetaneous |
| alternative form | coaetaneous |
| alternative form | coætaneous |
Origin of coetaneous
Learned borrowing from Late Latin coaetaneus (“one of the same age”).
Questions about coetaneous
- What does coetaneous mean?
- Coetaneous means belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.
- What part of speech is coetaneous?
- Coetaneous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce coetaneous?
- Coetaneous is pronounced /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈteɪn.i.əs/ (US).
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