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Noun (6 meanings)

1. the state of being joined together.

junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation

conjugation is a type of:

union, unification (noun) - the state of being joined or united or linked

types of conjugation:

anastomosis, inosculation (noun) - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
synapse (noun) - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

conjugation is derivationally related to:

to associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect (verb) - make a logical or causal connection

2. the inflection of verbs.

conjugation is a type of:

inflection, inflexion (noun) - a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

members of conjugation:

verb (noun) - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

conjugation is derivationally related to:

to conjugate (verb) - add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.

3. the complete set of inflected forms of a verb.

conjugation is a type of:

set (noun) - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

conjugation is derivationally related to:

to conjugate (verb) - add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.

4. a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms.

conjugation is a type of:

class, category, family (noun) - a collection of things sharing a common attribute

conjugation is derivationally related to:

to conjugate (verb) - add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.

5. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes.

coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union

Examples:

“the casual couplings of adolescents”,
“the mating of some species occurs only in the spring”

conjugation is a type of:

sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity (noun) - activities associated with sexual intercourse

types of conjugation:

assortative mating (noun) - mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
disassortative mating (noun) - mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing (noun) - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
inbreeding (noun) - the act of mating closely related individuals
servicing, service (noun) - the act of mating by male animals

conjugation is derivationally related to:

to conjugate (verb) - undergo conjugation
to copulate, mate, pair, couple (verb) - engage in sexual intercourse

6. the act of making or becoming a single unit.

union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure

Examples:

“the union of opposing factions”,
“he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays”

conjugation is the opposite of:

disunion (noun) - the termination or destruction of union

conjugation is a type of:

combination, combining, compounding (noun) - the act of combining things to form a new whole

types of conjugation:

coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination (noun) - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
reunion, reunification (noun) - the act of coming together again
tribalization, tribalisation (noun) - the act of making tribal
umbrella (noun) - having the function of uniting a group of similar things

conjugation is derivationally related to:

to connect, link, link up, join, unite (verb) - be or become joined or united or linked
to unify, unite, merge (verb) - become one
to unite, unify (verb) - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief