Meaning of Linkage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mechanical device that connects things.
   countable, uncountable
2. A connection or relation between things or ideas.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
   countable, uncountable
4. The property of genes of being inherited together.
   countable, uncountable
5. 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.
   countable, uncountable
6. 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.
   US, countable, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.”

“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.”

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