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Adjunction 76% connected

The act of joining; the thing joined or added.

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Approximation 76% connected

The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.

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Articulation 76% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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Concatenation 76% connected

A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

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Convergence 76% connected

Alt. of Convergency

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Convergency 76% connected

The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point.

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Converging 76% connected

of Converge

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Encounter 76% connected

To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile in…

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Fastening 76% connected

of Fasten

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Interconnection 76% connected

Connection between; mutual connection.

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Intersection 76% connected

The act, state, or place of intersecting.

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Junction 76% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

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Connect 74% connected

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation betwee…

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Connect 74% connected

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation betwee…

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Connection 92% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Connexion 92% connected

Connection. See Connection.

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