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linkage

link·age [ língkij ] (plural link·ag·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. link: a link or connection, or the fact of being connected

2. politics diplomatic procedure: a procedure in diplomacy that requires progress toward an overall objective to depend on concessions made by the various parties on other related issues

3. mechanical engineering system of interconnected parts: a system of interconnected rods, springs, or levers that transmit motion in a mechanism

4. genetics associated genes: the proximity of two or more genes on a chromosome, which tends to cause them to be inherited together

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