co-exist

(also coexist)

verb [I]

Definition

› to live or exist together at the same time or in the same place: In large cities rich and poor often coexist side by side.co-exist with sth/sb Internet-based information systems often co-exist with EDI systems.

(Definition of co-exist verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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