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cohesive

Pronunciation: /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/

The English word “cohesive” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having cohesion.

noun

  1. A substance that provides cohesion
  2. A device used to establish cohesion within a text

Etymology

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

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