"linking" meaning in English

See linking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} linking (not comparable)
  1. Serving to connect other things together. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-linking-en-adj-1-QTUuLM

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ [UK, US] Forms: linkings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} linking (plural linkings)
  1. Linkage. Derived forms: linking element
    Sense id: en-linking-en-noun-bIGx5o8c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 56 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 68 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 73 21

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} linking
  1. present participle and gerund of link Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: link Related terms: deep linking, linking r, linking verb
    Sense id: en-linking-en-verb-YxqHu-Rp Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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    }
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        {
          "ref": "1986, Douglas Pulleyblank, Tone in Lexical Phonology, page 11:",
          "text": "[…] I will assume that multiple linkings of tones to a single tone-bearing unit come about only by language-specific rules.",
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