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NounUS[kon-juh-gey-shuhn]/ˌkɑndʒəˈɡeɪʃən/4 syllables
Synonyms:
junctionconjunctioncolligationcouplingmatingpairingunionsexual unionunificationunitingjointure
Open English WordNet
Noun (6)
- the state of being joined togetherSynonyms: junctionconjunctioncolligationType of union, unificationKinds anastomosis, synapse
- the inflection of verbsType of inflection, inflexionMembers verb
- the complete set of inflected forms of a verbType of set
- a class of verbs having the same inflectional formsType of class, category
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes“the casual couplings of adolescents”“the mating of some species occurs only in the spring”Synonyms: couplingmatingpairingunionsexual unionType of sexual activity, sexual practiceKinds disassortative mating, servicing, assortative mating, hybridization, inbreeding
- the act of making or becoming a single unit“the union of opposing factions”“he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays”Synonyms: unionunificationunitingjointureOpposite disunionType of combination, combiningKinds reunion, coalescence, tribalization, umbrella
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′ju·ga′tion noun
Origin: L. conjugatio conjugation (in senses 1 & 3).
1. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. obsolete
Mixtures and conjugations of atoms.— Richard Bentley
2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. obsolete
The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves.— Sir Thomas Browne
3. Grammar (a) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections. (b) A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb. (c) A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
4. Biology A kind of sexual union; — applied to a blending of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in some plants and lower animals, by which new spores or germs are developed.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54