coëval

coëval (comparative more coëval, superlative most coëval)

1. Dated spelling of coeval.
   • 1939, Joshua Trachtenberg, Jewish Magic and Superstition, Glossary of Hebrew Terms:

     Tanna (pl. Tannaim)—authorities cited in the Mishna and coëval writings.

• The diaeresis ⟨◌̈⟩ is sometimes used in native words to separate two adjacent vowels with different pronunciations (e.g. coöperate and reënter). It has been mostly replaced by the use of a hyphen (co-operate and re-enter) or by no indication at all (cooperate and reenter). The accent mark is still used in a few publications, notably The New Yorker.

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