Conjugation

Quick meaning: Conjugation is a noun meaning The coming together of things; a union.

Meaning

The coming together of things; a union.

More Meanings

1. (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
2. (law) Sexual relations within marriage.
3. (grammar) The act or process of conjugating a verb.
4. (grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
5. (grammar, sometimes proscribed) The inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; a declension.
6. (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds.
7. (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit.

Example Sentences

Meronym: principal parts

In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation / I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]

Nouns ending in a vowel other than a, which do not conform to any phonological pattern of noun conjugation, do not decline.

Word Forms

• conjugations

Synonyms for conjugation

Depending on context, synonyms include coupling, pairing, mating, union.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pairing, coupling, union, mating, conjunction, combination.

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