"cohesive device" meaning in English

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        "A word, expression or method in a text or utterance that connects related ideas and messages."
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          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "expression",
          "expression"
        ],
        [
          "method",
          "method"
        ],
        [
          "text",
          "text"
        ],
        [
          "utterance",
          "utterance"
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        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
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        [
          "message",
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        "(linguistics, translation studies) A word, expression or method in a text or utterance that connects related ideas and messages."
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "word, expression or method",
          "word": "銜接手段"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiánjiē shǒuduàn",
          "sense": "word, expression or method",
          "word": "衔接手段"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "word, expression or method",
          "word": "sidostaja"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "word, expression or method",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "elemento coesivo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cohesive device"
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          "expression"
        ],
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          "method",
          "method"
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          "text",
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  "translations": [
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word, expression or method",
      "word": "銜接手段"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiánjiē shǒuduàn",
      "sense": "word, expression or method",
      "word": "衔接手段"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word, expression or method",
      "word": "sidostaja"
    },
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      "sense": "word, expression or method",
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      ],
      "word": "elemento coesivo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cohesive device"
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