- conjugation
- conjugation mid-15c., from L. conjugationem (nom. conjugatio) "a combining, connecting," noun of action from conjugare "to join together" (see CONJUGAL (Cf. conjugal)). Grammatical sense is 1520s.
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Conjugation — Con ju*ga tion, n. [L. conjugatio conjugation (in senses 1 & 3).] 1. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Mixtures and conjugations of atoms. Bentley. [1913 Webster] 2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conjugation — conjugation. См. конъюгация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Conjugation — (v. lat.), die Art u. Weise, wie ein Verbum conjugirt, d.h. durch angehängte Endungen, Vorsetzsylben u. durch Verwandlung des Vocals der Stammsylbe abgebeugt wird, daß dadurch die verschiedenen Personen, Numeri, Tempora, Modi u. Genera bezeichnet … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Conjugation — Conjugation, Flexion oder Beugung eines Zeitwortes nach seinen Personal , Zahl , Art oder Rede , Zeit und Geschlechtsformen. Die Gesetze der Sprachenbildung haben in der latein. und französ. Sprache 4, in der italien. 3, in der griech. 2 C.en in… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
conjugation — index coalescence, combination, joinder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conjugation — [kän΄jə gā′shən] n. [ME conjugacion < L conjugatio] 1. a conjugating or being conjugated; union 2. Biol. any of various types of sexual reproduction in which certain algae, fungi, etc. exchange genetic material 3. Gram. a) a methodical… … English World dictionary
Conjugation — Conjugal redirects here. For the type of prison visit, see conjugal visit. Conjugation may refer to: Grammatical conjugation, the modification of a verb from its basic form Marriage, a relationship between two or more individuals Contents 1… … Wikipedia
conjugation — conjugational, adj. conjugationally, adv. /kon jeuh gay sheuhn/, n. 1. Gram. a. the inflection of verbs. b. the whole set of inflected forms of a verb or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order: The conjugation of the Latin verb amo… … Universalium
conjugation — UK [ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑndʒəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms conjugation : singular conjugation plural conjugations linguistics 1) the way that you conjugate a particular verb the conjugation of the verb to see 2) a group of verbs… … English dictionary
conjugation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a schematic arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb b. verb inflection c. a class of verbs having the same type of inflectional forms < the weak conjugation > d. a set of the simple or derivative … New Collegiate Dictionary
