coetaneous
- adjective
- /koʊˈiːteɪniəs/
- Formal
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coetáneo
- Their findings suggest that both civilizations were coetaneous rather than successive.
Examples
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Shakespeare was coetaneous with Cervantes.
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The artifacts were determined to be coetaneous with those found in the neighboring region.
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Several coetaneous manuscripts provide insight into the cultural context of that period.
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The coetaneous movements in art and literature reflect similar themes.
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Several coetaneous manuscripts provide insight into the cultural context of that period.
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The artifacts were determined to be coetaneous with those found in the neighboring region.
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Their findings suggest that both civilizations were coetaneous rather than successive.
Synonyms
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4.2
Happening at the same time as someone or something else
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8.4
Happening at the same time as another thing
Existing at the same time as something else
Existing at the same time as something else
Happening at the same time as something else
Existing at the same time as something else
A way of studying language at one time without its history
How Contemporary
Surface Forms
Morphology
coetaneous = co + aetane + ous
The productive prefix 'co-' (together) and suffix '-ous' (adjective) are recognizable, but the central root 'aetane' is obscure to most learners, so the meaning is only partly inferable.
Etymology
The word coetaneous comes from the Latin parts co- meaning 'together' and aetas meaning 'age', and aetas is like the English word 'age'. So, coetaneous means 'of the same age', used for things that belong to or come from the same time.