How To Win Friends And Influence People Flashcards
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co·he·sive adjective BrE /kəʊˈhiːsɪv/ NAmE /koʊˈhiːsɪv/ (formal) 1 forming a united whole a cohesive group 2 causing people or things to become united the cohesive power of shared suffering well-structured sentences illustrating the use of cohesive markers such as ‘neverthelessʼ and ‘howeverʼ
co·he·sion noun BrE /kəʊˈhiːʒn/ NAmE /koʊˈhiːʒn/ [uncountable] 1 (formal) the act or state of keeping together ➔ SYNONYM unity the cohesion of the nuclear family social/political/economic cohesion 2 (physics, chemistry) the force causing molecules of the same substance to stick together
co·he·sive·ness noun BrE /kəʊˈhiːsɪvnəs/ NAmE /koʊˈhiːsɪvnəs/ [uncountable] (formal) the fact of forming a united whole a strong sense of cohesiveness within the family