Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coexistence

/ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: co-ex-is-tence
IPA: /ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cadieux agreed peaceful coexistence was possible."
"The day of horror Israel has just experienced signals the end of the Netanyahu experiment in violent coexistence."
"While the PSOE’s leader and caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, argues that the act of clemency would help promote coexistence after the tumultuous political and territorial crisis of 2017, his opponents have decried the move as a cynical and self-serving means of remaining in power."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English existence English coexistence From co- + existence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

coexistences (plural) co-existence (alternative) coëxistence (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

incoexistence noncoexistence

Phrases

peaceful coexistence

Frequently Paired Words

coexist

Rhymes With

distance assistance existence resistance persistence insistence subsistence resistence consistence outdistance

Questions

How do you pronounce coexistence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/.
What does coexistence mean?: The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
Where does coexistence come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English existence English coexistence From co- + existence.

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