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Definition of Conjugation
1. Noun. The state of being joined together.
Specialized synonyms: Anastomosis, Inosculation, Synapse
Generic synonyms: Unification, Union
Derivative terms: Colligate
2. Noun. The inflection of verbs.
3. Noun. The complete set of inflected forms of a verb.
4. Noun. A class of verbs having the same inflectional forms.
5. Noun. The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. "The mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
Generic synonyms: Sex, Sex Activity, Sexual Activity, Sexual Practice
Specialized synonyms: Assortative Mating, Disassortative Mating, Cross, Crossbreeding, Crossing, Hybridisation, Hybridization, Hybridizing, Interbreeding, Inbreeding, Service, Servicing
Derivative terms: Conjugate, Couple, Mate, Pair
6. Noun. The act of making or becoming a single unit. "He looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
Generic synonyms: Combination, Combining, Compounding
Specialized synonyms: Coalescence, Coalescency, Coalition, Concretion, Conglutination, Reunification, Reunion, Tribalisation, Tribalization, Umbrella
Derivative terms: Join, Unify, Unify, Unite, Unite
Antonyms: Disunion
Definition of Conjugation
1. n. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.
Definition of Conjugation
1. Noun. The coming together of things. ¹
2. Noun. (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction ¹
3. Noun. Sexual relations within marriage ¹
4. Noun. (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take. ¹
5. Noun. (grammar) The act of conjugating a verb. ¹
6. Noun. (grammar) The conjugated forms of a verb. ¹
7. Noun. (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conjugation
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Medical Definition of Conjugation
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1. The act of joining together or the state of being conjugated.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Conjugation
Literary usage of Conjugation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Albert Harkness (1892)
"I. A, usually LONG in the increments of conjugation, is SHORT in the first ...
Ч. In the first increment of the Present and Imperfect of conjugation III. ..."
2. A Grammar of the German Language: Designed for a Thoro and Practical Study by George Oliver Curme (1922)
"conjugation of Strong Verbs in Compounds. Strong verbs when compounded directly
... For conjugation see 177. III. aa The obsolete reflexive sich gehaben to ..."
3. The Morphology of the Hupa Language by Pliny Earle Goddard (1905)
"PAGE conjugations (based on syllable preceding the root) 95 Class I 96 conjugation
IA 96 conjugation IB 104 conjugation le 109 conjugation ID 112 ..."
4. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1857)
"ENGLISH conjugation. THE conjugation of a verb includes all the changes which it
undergoes to ... conjugation I. This conjugation includes verbs which have, ..."
5. A Grammar of the French Language: With Practical Exercises by Nicolas Wanostrocht, Wailly (Noël Franc̦ois) (1831)
"229 Continuation of the Irregular Verbs of the Second conjugation 236 Exercises
on the preceding Irregular Verbs .... 241 Continuation of the Irregular ..."
6. The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects: Ionic by Herbert Weir Smyth (1894)
"Ml conjugation. In the following §§ attention is directed chiefly to the substitution
of the «о inflection for that in щ. This substitution does not occur ..."
7. A Sanskrit Primer: Based on the Leitfaden Für Den Elementar-cursus Des by Edward Delavan Perry, Georg Bühler (1913)
"For a comprehensive view of the ways of forming the present- stems of verbs
following this general conjugation, see Introduction, ..."
8. American Journal of Education (1857)
"ENGLISH conjugation. THE conjugation of a verb includes all the changes which it
undergoes to ... conjugation I. This conjugation includes verbs which have, ..."