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non-coherence

non--co·her·ence
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te koh-heer-uh ns, -her-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te koh-heer-uh ns, -her-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr-/

Definitions of non-coherence word

  • noun non-coherence the act or state of cohering; cohesion. 1
  • noun non-coherence logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability. 1
  • noun non-coherence congruity; consistency. 1
  • noun non-coherence Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent. 1
  • noun non-coherence 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
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Origin of non-coherence

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 Non-coherence

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-coherence

non-coherence 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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