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coherent
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[kə(ʊ)ˈhɪərənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent
(e.g: they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy)
- forming a unified whole
(e.g: the arts could be systematized into one coherent body of knowledge)
- (of waves) having a constant phase relationship
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘logically related to’): from Latin cohaerent- ‘sticking together’, from the verb cohaerere (see cohere)
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