conjugation

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Synonyms: conjuration, conjunction, confutation, conjugative, consumation, conjugating, conjugator, corrugation, conjugations

Antonyms: conjuration, conjunction, confutation, conjugative, consumation, conjugating, conjugator, corrugation, conjugations

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Noun

1. The coming together of things; a [[union]].
2. {{lb|en|biology}} The temporary [[fusion]] of organisms, especially as part of [[sexual reproduction]].
3. {{lb|en|law}} [[sexual relation|Sexual relation]]s within [[marriage]].
4. {{lb|en|grammar}} In some [[language]]s, one of [[several]] [[classification]]s of [[verb]]s [[categorized]] into [[distinct]] [[class]]es [[based]] on the [[specific]] [[inflectional]] [[pattern]]s they [[exhibit]].
5. {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[act]] or [[process]] of [[conjugate|conjugating]] a [[verb]].
6. {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[product]] of that [[act]]: the [[conjugate]]d forms of a verb, collected into a [[list]] or [[recitation]].
7. {{lb|en|grammar|sometimes|proscribed}} The [[inflection]] of [[noun]]s or other words besides verbs; a [[declension]].
8. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A system of [[delocalized]] [[orbital]]s consisting of alternating [[single|single bonds]] and [[double bond]]s.
9. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A mapping sending ''x'' to ''gxg''⁻¹, where ''g'' and ''x'' are elements of a {{l|en|group}}; an {{l|en|inner automorphism}}.
10. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A function which negates the non-real part of a {{l|en|complex}} or {{l|en|hypercomplex}} number; a {{l|en|complex conjugation}}.

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