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consilience

Syllabification: (con·sil·i·ence)
Pronunciation: /kənˈsilēəns/

Definition of consilience

noun

  • agreement between the approaches to a topic of different academic subjects, especially science and the humanities.

Derivatives

consilient

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from con(current) + Latin -silient-, -siliens 'jumping' (as in resilience)

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Definition of consilience in the British & World English dictionary

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