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English noun: adherence | |||
| 1. | adherence (act) faithful support for a cause or political party or religion | ||
| Samples | Attachment to a formal agenda. Adherence to a fat-free diet. The adhesion of Seville was decisive. | ||
| Synonyms | adhesion, attachment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cabalism, ecclesiasticism, kabbalism, royalism, traditionalism | ||
| 2. | adherence (attribute) the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | ||
| Samples | The mutual adhesiveness of cells. A heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion. | ||
| Synonyms | adhesion, adhesiveness, bond | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stickiness | ||
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