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co·her·ence I. \kōˈhirən(t)s also -her- or -hēr-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French cohérence, from Latin cohaerentia, from cohaerent-, cohaerens (present participle of cohaerēre) + -ia 1. : the quality or state of cohering: as a. : systematic or methodical connectedness or interrelatedness especially when governed by logical principles : consistency, congruity b. : integration of social and cultural elements based on a consistent pattern of values and a congruous set of ideological principles 2. obsolete : mutual understanding : fellow feeling II. noun : the property of being coherent |