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单词 concatenation
释义

concatenation

noun

con·​cat·​e·​na·​tion (ˌ)kän-ˌka-tə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce concatenation (audio)
kən-
plural concatenations
1
: a group of things linked together or occurring together in a way that produces a particular result or effect
an unusual concatenation of circumstances
George McGovern was the beneficiary, in 1972, of a unique concatenation of party reform and political accident. Garry Wills
All the present activity has been made possible by a concatenation of relevant technologies. Peter Gwynne
The coast is a concatenation of steep and high headlands dropping to beaches strewn with stone from boulders to pebbles … William Least Heat-Moon
2
: the act of concatenating things or the state of being concatenated : union in a linked series
Mannering by this time was aware that one thought linked strangely on to another in the concatenation of worthy Mr. Bertram's ideas. Walter Scott

Synonyms

  • catena
  • catenation
  • chain
  • consecution
  • nexus
  • progression
  • sequence
  • string
  • train
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Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2

concatenation

noun

as in sequence
a series of things linked together a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sequence
  • chain
  • string
  • train
  • catenation
  • consecution
  • progression
  • catena
  • nexus
  • continuum
  • chain reaction
  • succession
  • gauntlet
  • flow
  • cycle
  • file
  • spectrum
  • stream
  • vicious circle
  • scale
  • belt
  • circle
  • row
  • queue
  • river
  • vicious cycle
  • gamut
  • range
  • line
  • gantlet
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