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alligation

noun

Etymology

From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”).

  1. learned borrowing from alligatio

Definitions

  1. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond.

  2. The state of being attached.

  3. An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Misspelling of allegation.

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