consilient

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adjective

Of academic disciplines, displaying consilience.

OriginLatin con- →
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Meanings

adjectiveconsilient (comparative more consilient, superlative most consilient)

comparative more consilient · superlative most consilient

  1. Of academic disciplines, displaying consilience.

Origin

  1. Latincon-“together”
  2. Englishconsilient

From consilience, from Latin con- (“together”) + salio (“to leap”).

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APA

consilient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consilient

MLA

“consilient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consilient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consilient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consilient.

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