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Coeval

usgb/kəʊˈiːvl/Volume
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Use 'coeval' to emphasize that events or objects originated or occurred at the exact same period. SlideGothic architecture is coeval with the high and late medieval period.
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'Coeval' is well-suited for discussions about history or scientifically dated events. SlideDinosaurs were not coeval with human beings.
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It's less common to use 'coeval' about the present; instead, it's mostly used in historical or academic contexts. SlideSteam engines were coeval with the Industrial Revolution.
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CoincideConcomitantConcurrentContemporaryCoterminousEquivalentSimultaneousSynchronous
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