coetanean

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

coetaneity coetaneousness coeternalness coeternity coethnic coethnicity

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