Con`ju*ga"tion (?), n. [L.
conjugatio conjugation (in senses 1 & 3).]
1. the act of uniting or combining; union;
assemblage. [Obs.]
Mixtures and conjugations of atoms.
Bentley.
2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a
couple. [Obs.]
The sixth conjugations or pair of
nerves.
Sir T. Browne.
3. (Gram.) (a) The
act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts
and inflections. (b) A scheme in which
are arranged all the parts of a verb. (c)
A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
4. (Biol.) A kind of sexual union;
-- applied to a blending of the contents of two or more cells or
individuals in some plants and lower animals, by which new spores
or germs are developed.
