coexistence

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled co-existence

US /ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪstəns/ UK /ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of existing together at the same time or place

Peaceful coexistence between the rival tribes lasted a generation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of existing... cohabitationcoincidence concurrence

Opposites

conflict

Word family

Related forms coexist existence coexistent

Etymology

From coexist + -ence, ultimately from Latin existere 'to exist' with the prefix co- 'together'.

co- Latin existere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# coexistence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪstəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstəns/

## Meanings
1. the state of existing together at the same time or place

## Examples
- Peaceful coexistence between the rival tribes lasted a generation.

## Synonyms
- cohabitation
- coincidence
- concurrence

## Antonyms
- conflict

## Related Forms
- coexist
- existence
- coexistent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: co-
- Root: existere

## Etymology
From coexist + -ence, ultimately from Latin existere 'to exist' with the prefix co- 'together'.

## AI Etymology
Coexistence comes from coexist + -ence, ultimately from Latin existere 'to exist' with the prefix co- 'together'. The historical trail runs through co- in Latin and existere in Latin. Morphologically, coexistence is transparent: it draws on coexist + -ence, ultimately from Latin existere 'to exist' with the prefix co- 'together'. Used as a noun, coexistence now means "the state of existing together at the same time or place", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as coexist, existence, and coexistent. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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