linkage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
Etymology
Etymology tree English link Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English linkage From link + -age.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mechanical device that connects things.
A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.
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(countable, uncountable) A connection or relation between things or ideas.
Far from ignoring linkages between gays and the poor and working class, I specifically made the point that they are common victims of the bureaucratic revolution.
1976 August 21, A. Nolder Gay, “Another View”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 4:
- (countable, uncountable) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
- (countable, uncountable) The property of genes of being inherited together.
- (countable, uncountable) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.
- (US, countable, historical, uncountable) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| linkages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
multilinkage · linkage map · cross-linkage · delinkage · oxylinkage · hyperlinkage · linkage disequilibrium · interlinkage · relinkage · linkage section · linkage editor · brand linkage · backward linkage · mislinkage
Relateds
Synonyms
bond · relationship · connection · link · association
Translations (16)
es enlazadura (connection or relation between things or ideas) · es enlazamiento (connection or relation between things or ideas) · it associazione (in genetics) · it linkage (in genetics) · de Kopplung (mechanical device that connects things) · es varillaje (mechanical device that connects things) · es enlazamiento (mechanical device that connects things) · fr liaison (in genetics) · ru шарни́рный механи́зм (mechanical device that connects things) · es enlazadura (mechanical device that connects things) · es ligamiento (in genetics) · fr timonerie (mechanical device that connects things) · pt ligamento (in genetics) · fi kytkentä (in genetics) · bg свръзка (mechanical device that connects things) · fi kytkentä (mechanical device that connects things)