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co⋅ex⋅ist

  [koh-ig-zist]
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–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.
Origin:
1670–80; co- + exist
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co·ex·ist   (kō'ĭg-zĭst')   
intr.v.   co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists

  1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place.

  2. To live in peace with another or others despite differences, especially as a matter of policy: "recognize and accept, as every President in the nuclear age has, that this means coexisting with the Soviet Union" (McGeorge Bundy).

co'ex·is'tence n., co'ex·is'tent adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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