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Conjugation n.

The act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. (Obs.) "Mixtures and conjugations of atoms."

Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. (Obs.) "The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves."

(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.

(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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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