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Co-existence, Life, Comfort

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Coexistence

OED:
Existence together or in conjunction.
With special reference to peaceful existence side by side of states professing different ideologies.

Urban Dictionary:
A belief system which claims tolerance, but is itself a doctrine of absolute belief that all religions are ultimately equal, despite that this violates the law of non-contradiction.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Existence together or at the same time

Etymology: Of political/economic systems (especially with reference to communism and the West) from 1931.


Life

OED:
The condition or attribute of living or being alive; animate existence. Opposed to death or inanimate existence.
The condition, quality, or fact of being a living person or animal; human or animal existence.

Urban Dictionary:
A sexually-transmitted, terminal disease.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
The ability to grow, change, etc., that separates plants and animals from things like water or rocks
The period of time when a person is alive

Etymology: Old English life (dative lif) "existence, lifetime, way of life, condition of being a living thing, opposite of death," from Proto-Germanic *libam (cognates: Old Norse lif "life, body," Dutch lijf "body," Old High German lib "life," German Leib "body"), properly "continuance, perseverance," from PIE *leip- "to remain, persevere, continue; stick, adhere"


Comfort:

OED:
Strengthening; encouragement, incitement; aid, succour, support, countenance.
One who or that which strengthens or supports; a support, a source of strength.

Urban Dictionary:
The act of deflowering a lesbian with your penis.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
To cause (someone) to feel less worried, upset, frightened, etc. : to give comfort to (someone)

Etymology: c.1200, "feeling of relief" (as still in to take comfort in something); also "source of alleviation or relief;" from Old French confort (see comfort (v.)). Replaced Old English frofor. Comforts (as opposed to necessities and luxuries) is from 1650s.