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Coetaneous

COETANEOUS

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Adj.
Of the same age with another; beginning to exist at the same time; with to. Every fault has penal effects, coetaneous to the act. But with may be preferable to to. This word is sometimes used as synonymous with cotemporary; but coetaneous seems properly to denote cotemporary in origin, rather than cotemporary in existence at any other period. It may however be used in both senses.

Definition 2024

coetaneous

coetaneous

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

coetaneous ‎(comparative more coetaneous, superlative most coetaneous)

  1. Belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.

Translations

References

  • “coetaneous” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology

From Late Latin coaetaneus ‎(“one of the same age”).

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