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== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin coniugātiō (“combining, connecting; conjugation”), from coniugō (“join, unite together”). Equivalent to conjugate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === conjugation (countable and uncountable, plural conjugations) The coming together of things; a union. (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction. (law) Sexual relations within marriage. (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit. (grammar) The act or process of conjugating a verb. (grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation. Meronym: principal parts (grammar, sometimes proscribed) The inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; a declension. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:conjugation. (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds. (mathematics) A mapping sending x to gxg−1, where g and x are elements of a group; an inner automorphism. (mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; a complex conjugation. ==== Hypernyms ==== flexion, inflexion, accidence, flection, inflection ==== Coordinate terms ==== declension, declination ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== conjugate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== flection, flexion, inflection, inflexion