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• the act of linking things together

  derivation	link
  hypernym	attachmentfastening

• a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

  derivation	link
  hypernym	mechanical system

• (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)

  synonym	gene linkage
  domain topic	genetic sciencegenetics
  hypernym	hereditary patterninheritance

• an associative relation

  derivation	link
  hypernym	connectednessconnectionconnexion
  hyponym	linknexus