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English Dictionary: conjugation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for conjugation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conjugation n the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] the inflection of verbs the complete set of inflected forms of a verb a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms 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" Synonym(s): coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union 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" Synonym(s): union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure Antonym(s): disunion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conjugation \Con`juga"tion\, n. [L. conjugatio conjugation* (in senses 1 & 3).] 1. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. [Obs.] Mixtures and conjugations of atoms. --Bentley. 2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. [Obs.] The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves. --Sir T. Browne. 3. (Gram.) (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. (Biol.) 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.