consilience
pronunciation
How to pronounce consilience in British English:
UK [kən'sɪlɪəns]
How to pronounce consilience in American English:
US [kən'sɪlɪrns]
Word Origin
- consilience (n.)
- 1840, "concurrence, coincidence," literally "a jumping together," formed on model of resilience from Latin consilient-, from com- "together" (see com-) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)).
Example
- 1. That emphasis on consilience , even if it came at the expense of convenience , has always been a defining trait of steve jobs .
- 2. There is a great deal of power in the idea of consilience , and in synthesising ideas .