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Coordination

//kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect. uncountable, usually

    "Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies."

  2. 2
    the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation wordnet
  3. 3
    The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization. uncountable, usually

    "We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other."

  4. 4
    being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree wordnet
  5. 5
    The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully. uncountable, usually

    "I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination."

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  1. 6
    the skillful and effective interaction of movements wordnet
  2. 7
    The state of being equal in rank or power. uncountable, usually

    "There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute co-ordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices."

  3. 8
    the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form wordnet
  4. 9
    An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but. uncountable, usually

    "There’s a wealth of other complex facts about coordination that could be explored […] coordinations with but are limited to two coordinates […]; yet coordinations with and or with or can have any number of coordinates, with the coordinator preceding just the last one […] or repeated before all except the first […]"

  5. 10
    The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

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