Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Coetaneous · Co·e·ta·ne·ous · IPA /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈteɪn.i.əs/ 01 a. Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; contemporaneous. 1. Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; contemporaneous. “And all [members of the body] are coetaneous.” — Bentley.