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Variant of coalesce

coalesce Definition

coa·lesce (kō′ə les′)

intransitive verb coalesced -·lesced′, coalescing -·lesc′·ing

  1. to grow together, as the halves of a broken bone
  2. to unite or merge into a single body, group, or mass

Etymology: L coalescere < co-, together + alescere, to grow up: see adolescent

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  5. ‹ coal scuttle
  6. ‹ Coal Sack
  7. ‹ coal oil
  8. ‹ coal measures
  9. ‹ coal gas
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