English noun: colligation | |||
| 1. | colligation (state) the state of being joined together | ||
| Synonyms | conjugation, conjunction, junction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unification, union | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anastomosis, inosculation, synapse | ||
| 2. | colligation (cognition) the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | association, connection, connexion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning | ||