conjugation
n.
set of various inflectional forms of a verb (Grammar); union, fusion, joining
Conjugation
conjugation
Noun
1. the state of being joined together
(synonym) junction, conjunction, colligation
(hypernym) union, unification
(hyponym) anastomosis, inosculation
2. the inflection of verbs
(hypernym) inflection, inflexion
(member-meronym) verb
(derivation) conjugate
3. the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
(hypernym) set
(derivation) conjugate
4. a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
(hypernym) class, category, family
(derivation) conjugate
5. 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) coupling, mating, pairing, union, sexual union
(hypernym) sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
(hyponym) assortative mating
(derivation) conjugate
6. 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) union, unification, uniting, jointure
(hypernym) combination, combining, compounding
(hyponym) coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination
conjugation (f)
n.
conjugation, set of various inflectional forms of a verb (Grammar)
Conjugation
(n.)
Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple.
(n.)
the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.
(n.)
The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections.
(n.)
A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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