🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Kongruenz

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔŋɡruˈɛnt͡s

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Congruity/kɒŋˈɡruː.ɪ.ti/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Kongruenz der beiden Theorien ist offensichtlich."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence.

    "There must be a strict congruity between the company's stated values and its daily operations."
  2. 2

    Suitability, appropriateness, or fitting relationship between parts or aspects.

    "The architectural design showed a remarkable congruity with the surrounding natural landscape."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'congruite', originating from Latin 'congruitatem', meaning fitness or suitability, based on the verb 'congruere' to meet together, agree, or accord. Over centuries, the term has evolved to denote quality of being in agreement, harmony, or fitting together appropriately.

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