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Message de fantaisie posté le 14-06-2005 à 04:12:58 (S | E | F | I)
what is the origine of TO COHERE..cohesion or coherence? thanks..
Message de fantaisie posté le 14-06-2005 à 04:12:58 (S | E | F | I)
what is the origine of TO COHERE..cohesion or coherence? thanks..
Réponse: item and term de bridg, postée le 14-06-2005 à 06:05:56 (S | E)
Allword.com
cohere
verb, intr cohered, cohering
1. To stick together.
Thesaurus: cling, adhere, stick, cleave.
2. To be consistent; to have a clear logical connection or development.
Thesaurus: harmonize, correspond, relate, hang together, make sense, fit, jibe (US).
Etymology: 16c: from Latin cohaerere to be connected.
on line ethymology dictionary
coherent
c.1555, from M.Fr. cohérent, from L. cohærentem (nom. cohærens), prp. of cohærere "cohere," from com- "together" + hærere "to stick" (see hesitation).
Réponse: item and term de fantaisie, postée le 14-06-2005 à 17:25:32 (S | E)
thanks Bridg .