cogency

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi/ === Noun === cogency (countable and uncountable, plural cogencies) The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive. === References === Noah Webster (1828), “cogency”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “cogency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “cogency”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)