"incoherency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incoherencies [plural]
Etymology: From in- + coherency or incoherent + -cy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|coherency}} in- + coherency, {{suffix|en|incoherent|cy}} incoherent + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} incoherency (usually uncountable, plural incoherencies)
  1. The quality of being incoherent; lack of coherence. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-incoherency-en-noun-uQLGe-hH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -cy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. That which is incoherent. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-incoherency-en-noun-ykYs6Pg0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: incoherence

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