Conjugation
Conjugation , noun
[Latin conjugatio conjugation (in senses 1 & 3).]
1.
the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. [Obsolete]
Mixtures and conjugations of atoms.
2.
Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. [Obsolete]
The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves.
3.
(a) (Grammar) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections.
(b)
(Grammar) A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb.
(c)
(Grammar) A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
4.
(Biology) A kind of sexual union; -- applied to a blending of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in some plants and lower animals, by which new spores or germs are developed.