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   coherent

   /kə(ʊ)ˈhɪərənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent: "they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy"
   • ▪ (of a person) able to speak clearly and logically: "she was lucid and coherent and did not appear to be injured"
   • 2. forming a unified whole: "the arts could be systematized into one coherent body of knowledge"
   • 3. (of waves) having a constant phase relationship.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘logically related to’): from Latin cohaerent- ‘sticking together’, from the verb cohaerere (see cohere).

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • H

     4

   • E

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