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co-exist

co-exist is the alternative spelling of coexist.

Meaning of coexist

Verb

coexist (third-person singular simple present coexists, present participle coexisting, simple past and past participle coexisted)

  1. (intransitive, stative, usually, people, concepts) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
    • peacefully coexist

Forms of co-exist

third-person singular presentco-exists
present participleco-existing
past participleco-existed
pastco-existed

Questions about co-exist

What is co-exist the alternative spelling of?
Co-exist is the alternative spelling of coexist.

Words near co-exist in the dictionary

  1. co-evolutions
  2. co-evolve
  3. co-evolved
  4. co-evolves
  5. co-evolving
  6. co-exist
  7. co-existed
  8. co-existence
  9. co-existences
  10. co-existent
  11. co-existing

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