SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
cohesion
noun
The quality of parts holding together as a unified whole.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Holding together as a whole
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Usage distinction
Return to topSolidarity concerns shared group support; coherence often concerns logical or thematic connection.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See cohesion in use
A recurring theme gave the collection cohesion.
The exhibition gained cohesion when Selim arranged the objects around the purposes their writing served rather than around their materials.
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