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Unification

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

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Association 76% connected

The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.

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Coalescence 76% 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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Coalition 76% connected

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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Colligation 76% connected

A binding together.

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Concretion 76% 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 76% connected

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

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Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Conjunction 76% connected

The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.

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Connection 76% connected

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

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Fusion 76% 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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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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Link 76% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Marriage 76% connected

The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

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Reunion 76% connected

A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sec…

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Syncretism 76% connected

Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.

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Umbrella 76% connected

A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton…

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Combination 76% connected

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

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Combining 76% connected

of Combine

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Compounding 76% connected

of Compound

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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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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Link 74% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Link 74% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Unify 74% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

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Unify 74% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Synonym 6

Conjugation 92% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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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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Jointure 92% connected

A joining; a joint.

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Merger 92% connected

One who, or that which, merges.

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Union 92% 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 92% connected

of Unite

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Separation 94% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Separation 94% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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