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Concinnity vs Coherence - What's the difference?

concinnity | coherence |

As nouns the difference between concinnity and coherence

is that concinnity is the harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art while coherence is quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency.

concinnity

English

Noun

  • (music) The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
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    Usage notes

    Although the concept of concinnity can apply to any object or situation, it is most commonly used in the discussion of music.

    Antonyms

    * inconcinnity

    References

    coherence

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency.
  • a logical arrangement of parts
    • ''His arguments lacked coherence .
  • (physics, of waves) the property of having the same wavelength and phase.
  • (linguistics) Semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.

    • Antonyms

    * incoherence

    Related terms

    * cohesion

    References

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