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co•a•lesce

Pronunciation: (kō"u-les'), [key]
—v., -lesced, -lesc•ing.

—v.i.
1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.

—v.t.
to cause to unite in one body or mass.

coaler

coal field

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