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Adherence Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Adherence has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

"attachment to a formal agenda"

"adherence to a fat-free diet"

"the adhesion of Seville was decisive"

2

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

"the mutual adhesiveness of cells"

"a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"

3

A close physical union of two objects.

"The strong chemical adhesive ensured perfect adherence between the two glass panels, making them nearly impossible to separate."

Example Sentences
"attachment to a formal agenda" noun
"adherence to a fat-free diet" noun
"the adhesion of Seville was decisive" noun
"the mutual adhesiveness of cells" noun
"a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
support stickiness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ecclesiasticism kabbalism royalism traditionalism
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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