cogency

co·gent

 (kō′jənt)

adj.

Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.

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[Latin cōgēns, cōgent-, present participle of cōgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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co′gen·cy (-jən-sē) n.

co′gent·ly adv.

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co•gen•cy

(ˈkoʊ dʒən si)

n.

the quality or state of being cogent; power to convince.

[1680–90]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cogency - persuasive relevance relevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand
	2.	cogency - the quality of being valid and rigorous rigour, validity, rigor believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Translations

cogency

[ˈkəʊdʒənsɪ] N → convicción f, contundencia f

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cogency

[ˈkəʊdʒənsi] n → puissance f

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cogency

n → Stichhaltigkeit f

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cogency

[ˈkəʊdʒ/ənsɪ] n (frm) → forza (di persuasione)

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