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cohesive.

Having cohesion.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/Received-Pronunciation/koʊˈhi.sɪv/Canada, General-American/kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/Australia[kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv]Australia
  1. Having cohesion.

    a team welded into a cohesive unit
Where this word comes from

From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive.

noun/kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/Received-Pronunciation/koʊˈhi.sɪv/Canada, General-American/kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/Australia[kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv]Australia
  1. A substance that provides cohesion

  2. A device used to establish cohesion within a text

Where this word comes from

From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive.

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