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co·gen·cy
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ˈkoʊ
dʒən
si
/
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koh
-j
uh
n-see
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noun
the quality or state of being convincing or persuasive:
The cogency of the argument was irrefutable.
Origin:
1680–90;
cog(ent)
+
-ency
Related forms
non·co·gen·cy,
noun
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cogent
(ˈkəʊdʒənt)
—
adj
compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing
[C17: from Latin
cōgent-, cōgēns,
driving together, from
cōgere,
from
co-
together +
agere
to drive]
'cogency
—
n
'cogently
—
adv
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Word Origin & History
cogency
1690, from
cogent
(q.v.).
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