inherency

in·here

I0142400 (ĭn-hîr′)intr.v. in·hered, in·her·ing, in·heres To be inherent or innate.

[Latin inhaerēre : in-, in; see in-² + haerēre, to stick.]

in·her′ence (-hîr′əns, -hĕr′-), in·her′en·cy n.

in•her•en•cy

(ɪnˈhɪər ən si, -ˈhɛr-)

n., pl. -cies. 1. inherence. 2. something inherent. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin]

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inherency - the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic; "the inherence of polysemy in human language"inherencepresence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"

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noun the state of inhering

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