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| 1. | [ noun ] a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms | |
| Related terms: | class conjugate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the complete set of inflected forms of a verb | |
| Related terms: | set conjugate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar) the inflection of verbs | |
| Related terms: | inflection verb conjugate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] making or becoming a single unit | |
| Synonyms: | unification uniting jointure union | |
| Examples: | "the union of opposing factions" "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" |
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| Related terms: | disunion combination combination coalescence reunion umbrella tribalisation unify connect | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the state of being joined | |
| Synonyms: | conjunction colligation junction | |
| Related terms: | union anastomosis synapse relate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (biology,sexuality) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | |
| Synonyms: | mating union sexual_union pairing coupling | |
| Examples: | "the casual couplings of adolescents" "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" |
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| Related terms: | sexual_activity inbreeding hybridization assortative_mating servicing disassortative_mating copulate conjugate | |
| Similar spelling: |
conjugate conjugated conjugal conjugally |
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