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coexist

[koh-ig-zist]

verb (used without object)

  1. to exist together or at the same time.

  2. to exist separately or independently but peaceably, often while remaining rivals or adversaries.

    Although their ideologies differ greatly, the two great powers must coexist.



coexist

/ ˌəʊɪɡˈɪ /

verb

  1. to exist together at the same time or in the same place

  2. to exist together in peace

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˌDZˈٱԳ adjective
  • ˌDZˈٱԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coexist1

First recorded in 1670–80; co- + exist
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More crucially, comedy and tragedy are allowed to coexist as parallel realities.

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It believes this will "provide the most detailed analysis yet of what a lynx reintroduction project in Scotland would need to do to ensure lynx and people could coexist".

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The organization, which Bryant founded more than two decades ago, seeks to protect bears by helping residents coexist with them.

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For many, stepping away from their careers, even briefly, and especially during their prime, is a difficult decision, complicated by the perception that motherhood and athletic success can’t coexist.

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Although Saxon has dedicated his life to practical visual wizardry, he believes CG has been too harshly maligned and that there’s a place for both the material and digital worlds to coexist.

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