what does conjugation stand for?

conjugation stands for: (6 meanings in total)

n. the act of making or becoming a single unit (view details)
n. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes (view details)
n. a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms (view details)
n. the complete set of inflected forms of a verb (view details)
n. the inflection of verbs (view details)
n. the state of being joined together (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit
Usage Example(s): he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays, the union of opposing factions
Synonym(s): jointure ( what does jointure stand for? ), unification ( what does unification stand for? ), union ( what does union stand for? ), uniting ( what does uniting stand for? )
Opposite(s): disunion ( what does disunion stand for? )
conjugation is a kind of: combination ( what does combination stand for? ), combining ( what does combining stand for? ), compounding ( what does compounding stand for? )
conjugation is derived from: connect ( what does connect stand for? ), join ( what does join stand for? ), link ( what does link stand for? ), link up ( what does link up stand for? ), merge ( what does merge stand for? ), unify ( what does unify stand for? ), unite ( what does unite stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Usage Example(s): the casual couplings of adolescents, the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Synonym(s): coupling ( what does coupling stand for? ), mating ( what does mating stand for? ), pairing ( what does pairing stand for? ), sexual union ( what does sexual union stand for? ), union
conjugation is a kind of: sex ( what does sex stand for? ), sex activity ( what does sex activity stand for? ), sexual activity ( what does sexual activity stand for? ), sexual practice ( what does sexual practice stand for? )
conjugation is derived from: conjugate ( what does conjugate stand for? ), copulate ( what does copulate stand for? ), couple ( what does couple stand for? ), mate ( what does mate stand for? ), pair ( what does pair stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
conjugation is derived from: conjugate

Meaning 4: (noun) the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
conjugation is derived from: conjugate

Meaning 5: (noun) the inflection of verbs
conjugation is derived from: conjugate

Meaning 6: (noun) the state of being joined together
Synonym(s): colligation ( what does colligation stand for? ), conjunction ( what does conjunction stand for? ), junction ( what does junction stand for? )
conjugation is derived from: associate ( what does associate stand for? ), colligate ( what does colligate stand for? ), connect, link, link up, relate ( what does relate stand for? ), tie in ( what does tie in stand for? )