Thursday, April 20, 2006

another word for today

coeval \koh-EE-vuhl\, adjective: Of the same age; originating or existing during the same period of time -- usually followed by 'with'. noun: One of the same age; a contemporary.

Coeval with human speech and found among all peoples, poetry appeals to our sense of wonder, to our unending quest for answers to the timeless questions of who we are and why we are. -- Mark Mathabane, "A Poet Can Lead Us Toward Change", [2]Newsday, January 20, 1993

Coeval comes from Medieval Latin coaevus, from Latin co- + aevum, "a period of time, lifetime."

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