linkage

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Synonyms: lineage, linage, sinkage

Antonyms: lineage, linage, sinkage

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Noun

1. A mechanical device that connects things.
2. A connection or relation between things or ideas.
3. {{lb|en|compilation}} The act or result of [[link]]ing: the [[combination]] of multiple [[object file]]s into one [[executable]], [[library]]{{,}} or object file.
4. {{lb|en|genetics}} The property of genes of being inherited together.
5. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A set of definitely related [[language]]s for which no [[proto-language]] can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a [[sprachbund]].
6. {{lb|en|US|politics|historical}} A [[United States]] [[foreign policy]], during the 1970s [[détente]] in the [[Cold War]], of persuading the [[Soviet Union]] to co-operate in restraining [[revolution]]s in the [[Third World]] in return for [[nuclear]] and [[economic]] [[concession]]s.

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