🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Coerência

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko-e-ren-sia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Coherence/koʊˈhɪərəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A coerência do texto facilitou a compreensão."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being logical and consistent.

    "The coherence of her argument made it very persuasive."
  2. 2

    The quality of forming a unified whole.

    "The coherence of the story kept the audience engaged."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'coherence' originates from the Latin 'cohaerentia', meaning 'sticking together'. It evolved through Middle French 'cohérence' before entering English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning of logical consistency and clarity.

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