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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic;
- Example: "the inherence of polysemy in human language"
[syn: inherence, inherency]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inherence \In*her"ence\, Inherency \In*her"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F.
   inh['e]rence.]
   The state of inhering; permanent existence in something;
   innateness; inseparable and essential connection. --Jer.
   Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inherency
    n 1: the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed
         characteristic; "the inherence of polysemy in human
         language" [syn: inherence, inherency]