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Conjugation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Conjugation : (noun)
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] [ant: disunion]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Mixtures and conjugations of atoms. --Bentley.
2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. [Obs.]
The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves. --Sir T.
Browne.
3. (Gram.)
(a) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its
various parts and inflections.
(b) A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a
verb.
(c) A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
4. (Biol.) A kind of sexual union; -- applied to a blending
of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in
some plants and lower animals, by which new spores or
germs are developed.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Conjugation |
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CharlesHenry1: RT @KolaBoof @CharlesHenry1 an African woman that wants to have a Black Baby is DIVIDING Black. (The proper Conjugation would be "divisive") |
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busterbcook: Conjugation service is not available for the moment. Please try again later. |
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captnawsom: Correcting flight attendant's grammar. Apparently we've lowered the bar for airline employment. Two words: verb Conjugation. |
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