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Coalition

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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Narrower term 5

Alliance 76% connected

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially betw…

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Allies 76% connected

of Ally

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Axis 76% connected

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

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Combination 76% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Confederation 76% connected

The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.

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Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Jointure 76% connected

A joining; a joint.

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Unification 76% connected

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Uniting 76% connected

of Unite

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Coalesce 74% connected

To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce.

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Coalesce 74% connected

To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce.

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Flux 74% connected

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.

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Flux 74% connected

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.

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Ally 70% connected

To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often fo…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 7

Alignment 92% connected

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adj…

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Alinement 92% connected

Same as Alignment.

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Alliance 92% connected

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially betw…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Coalescence 92% connected

The act or state of growing together, as similar parts; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concr…

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Concretion 92% connected

The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.

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Conglutination 92% connected

A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union.

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Fusion 92% connected

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

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