linkage
/ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.14 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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
noun
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.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English link Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English linkage From link + -age.
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage