Meaning & use
coherency
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The quality of being logically connected, consistent, and easy to understand as a whole.
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The editor questioned the coherency of the essay's argument.
Good transitions help maintain the coherency of a long report.
A note on using this word
"Coherency" and "coherence" are largely interchangeable, though "coherence" is far more common in everyday and academic writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
incoherence
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