noun
1. the state of being joined together
• Syn: ↑junction, ↑conjunction, ↑conjugation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑colligate
• Hypernyms: ↑union, ↑unification
• Hyponyms: ↑anastomosis, ↑inosculation, ↑synapse
2. the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
• Derivationally related forms: ↑colligate
• Hypernyms: ↑association, ↑connection, ↑connexion
• Hyponyms: ↑generalization, ↑generalisation, ↑induction, ↑inductive reasoning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.