coherency

co·her·ence

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koh-heer-uh ns, -her-]
- /koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr-/
- /kəʊˈhɪərənsɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-heer-uh ns, -her-]
- /koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr-/

Definitions of coherency word

noun coherency the act or state of cohering; cohesion. 1
noun coherency logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability. 1
noun coherency congruity; consistency. 1
noun coherency Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent. 1
noun coherency Linguistics. the property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from the links among its underlying ideas and from the logical organization and development of its thematic content. Compare cohesion (def 4). 1
noun coherency The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship. 1

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Origin of coherency

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; coher(ent) + -ence

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Parts of speech for Coherency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coherency

coherency popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

coherency usage trend in Literature

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