conjugation (n.)

  1. the state of being joined together

    [ Syn: junction , conjunction , colligation ]

  2. the inflection of verbs

  3. the complete set of inflected forms of a verb

  4. a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms

  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

    [ Syn: coupling , mating , pairing , union , sexual union ]

  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

    [ Syn: union , unification , uniting , jointure ]

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