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Etymology

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From link +‎ -age.

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Noun

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linkage (countable and uncountable, plural linkages)

 
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  1. A mechanical device that connects things.
    A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.
  2. A connection or relation between things or ideas.
    Synonyms: association, bond, connection, link, relationship
    • 1976 August 21, A. Nolder Gay, “Another View”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 4:
      Far from ignoring linkages between gays and the poor and working class, I specifically made the point that they are common victims of the bureaucratic revolution.
  3. (software compilation) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
  4. (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
  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.
  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.

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References

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  • Joe Miller (2018 January 24) “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News[1], BBC

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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linkage m (plural linkages)

  1. (genetics) linkage

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