1. existing or occurring at the same time; contemporary
Usage: formal or literary; often used in historical or academic contexts

1. a person or thing that exists or occurs at the same time as another
Usage: formal or literary

Examples

• The two philosophers were coaeval, both writing during the Enlightenment.
• Ancient Rome and the Han Dynasty were coaeval civilizations.
• She studied the coaeval works of Mozart and Haydn.
• The manuscript is coaeval with the building's construction in 1750.
• His coaevals in the literary world included several notable poets.
• These archaeological artifacts are coaeval, dating to the same period.