coherence

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of cohering or sticking together
  2. noun logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

Etymology

From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.

In classic literature

Synonyms

coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness

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