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colligations

colligations is the plural of colligation.

Meaning of colligation

Noun

colligation (countable and uncountable, plural colligations)

  1. A binding together.
    • Near-synonyms: ligation, ligature
    Synonyms:
    ligation, ligature
  2. The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts.
    • Induction is a term applied to describe the process of a true Colligation of Facts by means of an exact and appropriate Conception.1840, William Whewell, “Aphorisms Concerning Science”, in The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, Founded upon Their History. […], volume I, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […]; Cambridge...
  3. The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.

Questions about colligations

What is colligations the plural of?
Colligations is the plural of colligation.

Words near colligations in the dictionary

  1. colligated
  2. colligates
  3. colligating
  4. colligation
  5. colligational
  6. colligations
  7. colligative
  8. colligative properties
  9. colligative property
  10. colligatively
  11. colligible

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