conjugation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'conjugation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conjugation

[ n.]

- the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.
- Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple.
- The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections.
- A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb.
- A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
- 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.

Meaning of 'conjugation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . conjugation

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the act of making or becoming a single unit

Example in sentence:

he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays;
the union of opposing factions

Meaning (2):
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Example in sentence:

the casual couplings of adolescents;
the mating of some species occurs only in the spring

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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Conjugation
Conjugation is a mating process characterized by the temporary fusion of the mating partners and the transfer of genes. Conjugation occurs

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