incorporation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio. By surface analysis, incorporate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪŋˌkɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ɪŋˌkoːpəˈɹæɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === incorporation (countable and uncountable, plural incorporations) The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation. The act of creating a corporation. A body incorporated; a corporation. (linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function. (law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French incorporacion, from Latin incorporātiōnem. By surface analysis, incorporer +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === incorporation f (plural incorporations) incorporation (military) entry into the military; entry into service === Further reading === “incorporation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012