"coexist" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /koʊɪɡˈzɪst/ Audio: en-us-coexist.ogg [US] Forms: coexist [canonical], coexists [third-person, singular], coexisted [past], coexisted [past, participle], coexisting [present, participle]
Etymology: co- + exist Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|co|exist}} co- + exist Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If two or more things coexist, they exist together or at the same time.
    Sense id: simple-coexist-en-verb-Uuhjcgl- Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If two or more groups of people coexist, they live together without fighting.
    Sense id: simple-coexist-en-verb-GaLCmJsR Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with co-
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