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connascence.

The birth of two or more things at the same time; A simultaneous coming into being.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈnæsəns/
  1. The birth of two or more things at the same time; A simultaneous coming into being.

    obsolete · uncountable
  2. The state of being born into the same family, race, or group; a commonality of heritage or birthright.

    uncountable
  3. The act of growing or developing together.

    obsolete · uncountable
  4. A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From con- + nascence. In the software engineering sense introduced by Meilir Page-Jones.

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