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The definition of coexist means to live with or close to another usually in peace.

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A married couple living together is an example of coexist.
Two plants growing in the same container is an example of to coexist.

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See coexist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to exist together, at the same time, or in the same place
to live together without hostility or conflict despite differences

Related Forms:

coexistence noun
coexistent adjective

See coexist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists

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

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coˌex·isˈtence noun

coˌex·isˈtent adjective

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