What does "linkage" mean?

A mechanical device that connects things.

What is a synonym for "linkage"?

Common synonyms include: association, link, accord, addition, adjunct, affairs.

//ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

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A mechanical device that connects things. countable, uncountable
"A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear."
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the act of linking things together wordnet
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A connection or relation between things or ideas. countable, uncountable
"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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a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion wordnet
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The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file. countable, uncountable

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(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go) wordnet
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The property of genes of being inherited together. countable, uncountable
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an associative relation wordnet
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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
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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