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Definition cohesion in British English

cohesion noun

[uncountable] noun
/kəʊˈhiːʒ(ə)n/
1

a situation in which people or things combine well to form a unit

Example

The common threat of war produces cohesion in a community.

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2

a relationship between sentences or parts of a piece of writing that is shown by particular words or phrases

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Definition cohesion in British English