coetanean

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noun

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

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

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Meanings

nouncoetanean (plural coetaneans)

plural coetaneans

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

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

Cite this entry
APA

coetanean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coetanean

MLA

“coetanean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coetanean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coetanean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coetanean.

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