"adherency" meaning in All languages combined

See adherency on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: adherencies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin adhaerentia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la-med|adhaerentia}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin adhaerentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adherency (countable and uncountable, plural adherencies)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-adherency-en-noun-i8qCrA5j
  2. (uncountable, now rare) A following; a group of adherents. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-adherency-en-noun-3rlqK~Ys
  3. (countable, obsolete) That which adheres. Tags: countable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-adherency-en-noun-lwYhxf-K Categories (other): Early Modern English, English entries with incorrect language header, Late Modern English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Early Modern English: 9 38 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 51 Disambiguation of Late Modern English: 7 20 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 22 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 32 65

Inflected forms

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