coherence

noun

/kəʊˈhɪərəns/

/kəʊˈhɪrəns/

[uncountable, singular] (formal)

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the situation in which all the parts of something fit together well
- The points you make are fine, but the whole essay lacks coherence.
- He managed to impose a new coherence on the machinery of the state.
opposite incoherence
Extra Examples
- They have struggled to create coherence within the group.
- Your essay lacks internal coherence.
- a lack of coherence between the policy and the speech
- theories which lack ideological coherence
- She was a writer who tried to create order and coherence.
- The party tried to find some kind of ideological coherence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- internal
- narrative
- structural
- …
… of coherence
- degree
verb + coherence
- have
- achieve
- create
- …
preposition
- coherence between
- coherence in
- coherence within
- …
phrases
- a sense of coherence
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单词	coherence
释义	coherence noun /kəʊˈhɪərəns/ /kəʊˈhɪrəns/ [uncountable, singular] (formal) jump to other results the situation in which all the parts of something fit together well The points you make are fine, but the whole essay lacks coherence. He managed to impose a new coherence on the machinery of the state. opposite incoherence Extra Examples They have struggled to create coherence within the group. Your essay lacks internal coherence. a lack of coherence between the policy and the speech theories which lack ideological coherence She was a writer who tried to create order and coherence. The party tried to find some kind of ideological coherence. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective internal narrative structural … … of coherence degree verb + coherence have achieve create … preposition coherence between coherence in coherence within … phrases a sense of coherence See full entry
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