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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Consistence \Con*sist"ence\, Consistency \Con*sist"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. consistance.] 1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence. --Bacon. We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. --Jer. Taylor. The same form substance, and consistency. --T. Burnet. 2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: consistence n 1: a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts [syn: {consistency}] [ant: {inconsistency}] 2: the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" [syn: {consistency}, {body}]
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