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cohesion definition

co·he·sion (kō hēz̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or condition of cohering; tendency to stick together
  2. Bot. the union of like flower parts
  3. Physics the force by which the molecules of a substance are held together

Etymology: Fr < L cohaesus, pp. of cohaerere: see cohere

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