conjugation

Definition

The coming together of things; union.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugātiō (“combining, connecting; conjugation”), from coniugō (“join, unite together”). Equivalent to conjugate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation / I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]"
• "Meronym: principal parts"
• "Nouns ending in a vowel other than a, which do not conform to any phonological pattern of noun conjugation, do not decline."

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