Associations to the word «Colligation»

Wiktionary

COLLIGATION, noun. A binding together.
COLLIGATION, noun. (logic) The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts.
COLLIGATION, noun. (linguistics) The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.

Dictionary definition

COLLIGATION, noun. The state of being joined together.
COLLIGATION, noun. The connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca