"linkage" meaning in English

See linkage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-linkage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: linkages [plural]
Etymology: link + -age Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|link|age}} link + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} linkage (countable and uncountable, plural linkages)
  1. A mechanical device that connects things. Translations (mechanical device that connects things): свръзка (svrǎzka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kytkentä (Finnish), timonerie [feminine] (French), Kopplung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-linkage-en-noun-ktji8dno Disambiguation of 'mechanical device that connects things': 93 3 0 0 0 2
  2. A connection or relation between things or ideas. Synonyms: association, bond, connection, link, relationship
    Sense id: en-linkage-en-noun-QD~wRdWR
  3. (software compilation) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file. Categories (topical): Compilation
  4. (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (in genetics): kytkentä (Finnish), liaison (French), linkage (Italian), associazione (Italian), ligamento (Portuguese), ligamiento (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-linkage-en-noun-PVRFQjCA Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'in genetics': 2 6 12 56 5 20
  5. (linguistics) 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. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-linkage-en-noun-te20CSMC Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  6. (US, politics, historical) 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. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-linkage-en-noun-FUuBztKt Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 10 9 8 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 4 7 6 6 8 70 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: link, linker, link time

Inflected forms

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    "Linkage (linguistics)",
    "Linkage (mechanical)",
    "Linkage (policy)",
    "linkage"
  ],
  "word": "linkage"
}

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