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cohesion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++co·he·sion /kəʊˈhiːʒən $ koʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  1 UNITEif there is cohesion among a group of people, a set of ideas etc, all the parts or members of it are connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole 团结,凝聚力 a sense of community and social cohesion 社区意识和社会凝聚力2. LOGICAL technical a close relationship, based on grammar or meaning, between two parts of a sentence or a larger piece of writing 〔句子、文章两部分之间的〕紧密关系,连贯,衔接
Examples from the Corpus
cohesionOnce the dictionary was available, society gained in cohesion because anyone could refer to it as an outside source for comparison.They did as much if not more for the internal cohesion of antislavery as in impressing the outside world.Information may be shared within the group but its cohesion depends on limiting the sharing of information outside the group.Its cohesion stemmed entirely from the almost feudal loyalty the troops accorded the Emperor.Poor, lacking cohesion, she could not pursue a vigorous foreign policy.The article comments on the lack of cohesion and commitment within the administration.It created a wartime atmosphere which could be used to manage the economy and to generate social cohesion.Such is the inextricable link and the social cohesion brought about by a variety of classes under the same roof.Policy choices reflected what governments perceived as the major threats to the cohesion and survival of the state.
Origin cohesion (1600-1700) Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaerere; → COHERE
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cohesion
cohesion /kəʊˈhiːʒən $ koʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: cohaesus, past participle of cohaerere; cohere
1. if there is cohesion among a group of people, a set of ideas etc, all the parts or members of it are connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole:
    a sense of community and social cohesion
2. technical a close relationship, based on grammar or meaning, between two parts of a sentence or a larger piece of writing


co·he·sionBrE /kəʊˈhiːʒn/ 🔊NAmE /koʊˈhiːʒn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the act or state of keeping together 黏合;结合;凝聚性 SYN unity the cohesion of the nuclear family核心家庭的内聚性social/political/economic cohesion 社会/政治/经济凝聚性(physics 物理, chemistry 化学) the force causing molecules of the same substance to stick together 内聚力;黏聚力