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English Dictionary: cogent by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cogent
adj
  1. powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
    Synonym(s): cogent, telling, weighty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cogent \Co"gent\ (k[omac]"j[ecr]nt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of
      cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See
      {Agent}, a., and cf. {Coact} to force, {Coagulate}, p. a.]
      1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.]
  
                     The cogent force of nature.               --Prior.
  
      2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will;
            constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily
            reasisted.
  
                     No better nor more cogent reason.      --Dr. H. More.
  
                     Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.
  
                     The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands,
                     Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands.
                                                                              --Cowper.
  
      Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive;
               convincing; conclusive; influential.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   COGENT
  
      COmpiler and GENeralized Translator.
  
      A {compiler} writing language with pattern-directed string and
      list processing features, for {CDC 3600} and {CDC} 3800.   A
      program consists of {production}s defining a {context-free}
      language, plus analysis and synthesis function generators.
  
      ["COGENT Programming Manual", J.C. Reynolds, ANL-7022, Argonne,
      Mar 1965].
  
      [Sammet 1969, p.638].
  
      ["An Introduction to the COGENT System", J.C. Reynolds, Proc
      ACM 20th Natl Conf, 1965].
  
      (1994-12-23)
  
  
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