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n. - A harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts; The property of holding together and retaining its shape.

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  • Noun, : The liquid has the consistency of cream. ,There is consistency in his pattern of behavior. ,consistency of colors throughout the house
  • The sap, by this process, is converted into a liquid of greater consistence, which is fit to be assimilated to its several parts.
  • = Alterations of consistence = often accompany changes in size.
  • The sowans are boiled into the consistence of molasses, when the
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