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coetanean

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who lives or lived at the same era as another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • late 17th century, John Aubrey, "Sir Walter Raleigh", in Brief Lives a [...] coetanean of the late Earle of Southampton

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