HOW TO PRONOUNCE
cogent
/ˈkoʊdʒənt/
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Use a soft “g,” like the “j” in “jam.”
The first syllable carries the stress and uses the long o vowel of go. Follow it with a j sound and a lighter final syllable, ending in the consonants n and t.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“She presented a cogent argument.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does cogent mean?
adjective
- Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
- Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
- Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkoʊdʒənt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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Were the ends of nature so great and cogent, as to exact this immense sacrifice of men?
Not less cogent were his arguments regarding the immense value of the old text of Scripture as compared with the new.
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As a fact in the sequence of development, therefore, the distinction is a substantial one and rests on sufficiently valid and cogent grounds.
But there are reasons still more cogent to explain why wireless telegraphy has not been used upon a more extensive scale during the present campaign.
It seems to me that this fact, which is also confirmed by the figures for England, is the most cogent argument in favour of criminal lunatic asylums.