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3 ADJ [ADJ n] A co-ed sports facility or sporting activity is one that both males and females use or take part in at the same time. [AM ] □  You have a choice of co-ed or single-sex swimming exercise classes. in BRIT, usually use mixed

co -educa tional also coeducational ADJ A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls. □  The college has been co-educational since 1971.

co|ef|fi|cient /koʊ I f I ʃənt/ (coefficients ) N‑COUNT A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions. [TECHNICAL ] □  …production coefficients.

co|erce /koʊɜː ^r s/ (coerces , coercing , coerced ) VERB If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + into ] Potter claimed he was coerced into pleading guilty. [Also V n to-inf]

co|er|cion /koʊɜː ^r ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do. □  It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.

co|er|cive /koʊɜː ^r s I v/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do. □  The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.

co|ex|ist /koʊ I gz I st/ (coexists , coexisting , coexisted ) also co-exist VERB If one thing coexists with another, they exist together at the same time or in the same place. You can also say that two things coexist . □ [V + with ] Pockets of affluence coexist with poverty. □ [V ] Bankers and clockmakers have coexisted in the City for hundreds of years.

co|ex|ist|ence /koʊ I gz I st ^ə ns/ also co-existence N‑UNCOUNT The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place. □ [+ with ] He also believed in coexistence with the West.

C of E C of E is an abbreviation for Church of England . □  Mrs Steele was head of Didcot's C of E primary school.

cof|fee ◆◇◇ /kɒ fi, [AM ] kɔː fi/ (coffees )

1 N‑VAR Coffee is a hot drink made with water and ground or powdered coffee beans. □  Would you like some coffee? ● N‑COUNT A coffee is a cup of coffee. □  I made a coffee.

2 N‑VAR Coffee is the roasted beans or powder from which the drink is made. □  Brazil harvested 28m bags of coffee in 1991. □  …superior quality coffee.

co f|fee bar (coffee bars ) N‑COUNT A coffee bar is a small café where non-alcoholic drinks and snacks are sold.

co f|fee bean (coffee beans ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Coffee beans are small dark-brown beans that are roasted and ground to make coffee. They are the seeds of the coffee plant.

co f|fee break (coffee breaks ) N‑COUNT A coffee break is a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee. □  It looks like she'll be too busy to stop for a coffee break.

co f|fee cup (coffee cups ) also coffee-cup N‑COUNT A coffee cup is a cup in which coffee is served. Coffee cups are usually smaller than tea cups.

co f|fee grind|er (coffee grinders ) N‑COUNT A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.

co f|fee house (coffee houses ) also coffee-house N‑COUNT A coffee house is a kind of bar where people sit to drink coffee and talk. Coffee houses were especially popular in Britain in the 18th century.

co f|fee morn|ing (coffee mornings ) N‑COUNT A coffee morning is a social event at which coffee and tea are served. It takes place in the morning, and is usually intended to raise money for charity. [BRIT ]