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adherency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad-heren-cy
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.

Uncountable

noun

A following; a group of adherents.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

That which adheres.

Countable; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin adhaerentiabor. English adherency Borrowed from Medieval Latin adhaerentia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

adherencies (plural)

Questions

What does adherency mean?
The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
Where does adherency come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin adhaerentiabor. English adherency Borrowed from Medieval Latin adhaerentia.

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