Etymology From Old French train (noun). The verb is from the noun.
Noun Singular train Plural trains
train (plural trains)
1. A line of connected cars or carriages pushed or pulled by one or more locomotives, especially a railroad train which travels on a set of tracks. We rode the train to Mumbai. 2. A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession. Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial. 3. A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a train of events or a train of thought. 4. A series of electrical pulses. 5. A set of interconnected mechanical parts like the drive train of a car. That which is drawn along, like the part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
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coherent
From Wiktionary
Adjective
coherent (comparative more coherent, superlative most coherent)
1. Sticking together
2. Orderly, logical and consistent.
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English
Pronunciation
IPA: /treɪn/
Etymology
From Old French train (noun). The verb is from the noun.
Noun
Singular
train
Plural
trains
train (plural trains)
1. A line of connected cars or carriages pushed or pulled by one or more locomotives, especially a railroad train which travels on a set of tracks.
We rode the train to Mumbai.
2. A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.
3. A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a train of events or a train of thought.
4. A series of electrical pulses.
5. A set of interconnected mechanical parts like the drive train of a car.
That which is drawn along, like the part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
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