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coherent

 
/koʊˈhɪər·ənt/ adj

Definition

writing having its parts related in an organized and reasonable way: The president has not presented a coherent plan for dealing with it. Coherent also means expressing yourself clearly: I should warn you, she’s not always coherent. coherently /koʊˈhɪər·ənt·li/ adv He is able to speak coherently about politics.
(Definition of coherent adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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