conjugation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin coniugātiō (“‘combining, connecting; conjugation’”), from coniugō (“‘join, unite together’”), from con- (“‘with’”) + iugō (“‘join, bind, connect’”).

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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conjugation (plural conjugations)

1. The coming together of things.
2. (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction
3. Sexual relations within marriage
4. (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
5. (grammar) The act of conjugating a verb.
6. (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds

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• conjugate

[edit] See also

• declension
• inflection, inflexion