coexist

Verb
US[koh-uhg-zist]/ˌkoʊəɡˈzɪst/3 syllables
Synonyms: cohabit

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)coexisted, coexisting

  1. coexist peacefully, as of nationsMore general cohabit
  2. exist togetherSynonyms: cohabitMore general exist, beMore specific coincide
Word of the day · Nov 15About this word

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Co′ex·ist intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Coexisted; present participle & verbal noun Coexisting.]

To exist at the same time; — sometimes followed by with.

Of substances no one has any clear idea, farther than of certain simple ideas coexisting together.— John Locke
So much purity and integrity... coexisting with so much decay and so many infirmities.— Warburton.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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