WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•her•ence
(in hēr′əns, -her′-),USA pronunciation n.
- the state or fact of inhering or being inherent.
- Philosophythe relation of an attribute to its subject.
- Medieval Latin inhaerentia. See inherent, -ence
- 1570–80
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