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incorporation
What does incorporation mean?
incorporation (noun): the union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use incorporation in a sentence?
- After the city's incorporation into the capital district, the population rose. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce incorporation?
/ɪnˌkɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does incorporation come from?
From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to incorporation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “incorporation” mean?
a thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof
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the act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
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the ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness
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the union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation
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