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Conjugation

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Noun

1. colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction

the state of being joined together

2. conjugation

the inflection of verbs

3. conjugation

the complete set of inflected forms of a verb

4. conjugation

a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms

5. conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union

the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Example Sentences:
'the casual couplings of adolescents'
'the mating of some species occurs only in the spring'

6. conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting

the act of making or becoming a single unit

Example Sentences:
'the union of opposing factions'
'he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Conjugation

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noun
1. grammar
a. 
inflection of a verb for person, number, tense, voice, mood, etc
b. 
the complete set of the inflections of a given verb
2. 
a joining, union, or conjunction
3. 
a type of sexual reproduction in ciliate protozoans involving the temporary union of two individuals and the subsequent migration and fusion of the gametic nuclei
4. 
(in bacteria) the direct transfer of DNA between two cells that are temporarily joined
5. 
the union of gametes, esp isogametes, as in some algae and fungi
6. 
the pairing of chromosomes in the early phase of a meiotic division
7. chemistry
the existence of alternating double or triple bonds in a chemical compound, with consequent electron delocalization over part of the molecule

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Conjugation

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noun
1. 
a conjugating or being conjugated; union
2.  Biology
any of various types of sexual reproduction in which certain algae, fungi, etc. exchange genetic material
3.  Grammar
a. 
a methodical presentation or arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb; paradigm
b. 
the act or process of producing such an arrangement or paradigm
c. 
a class of verbs with similar inflectional forms

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Conjugation

see synonyms of conjugation
n.
1.
a. The act of conjugating.
b. The state of being conjugated.
2. Grammar
a. The inflection of a particular verb.
b. A presentation of the complete set of inflected forms of a verb.
c. A class of verbs having similar inflected forms.
3. Biology
a. The temporary union of two bacterial cells during which one cell transfers part or all of its genome to the other.
b. A process of sexual reproduction in which ciliate protozoans of the same species temporarily couple and exchange genetic material.
c. A process of sexual reproduction in certain algae and fungi in which temporary or permanent fusion occurs, resulting in the union of the male and female gametes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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