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coevals

coevals is the plural of coeval.

Meaning of coeval

Noun

coeval (plural coevals)

  1. Something of the same era.
    • The telephone and television are coevals in that film.
  2. Somebody of the same age.
    • […] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 1, page 19

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Questions about coevals

What is coevals the plural of?
Coevals is the plural of coeval.

Words near coevals in the dictionary

  1. coeval
  2. coevalist
  3. coevalists
  4. coevality
  5. coevally
  6. coevals
  7. coevaluate
  8. coevaluated
  9. coevaluates
  10. coevaluating
  11. coevaporate

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