alligation
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“I bind”), from ad + ligo (“I bind”).
Noun
[edit]alligation (countable and uncountable, plural alligations)
- (obsolete) The act of tying together or attaching by some bond.
- (obsolete) The state of being attached.
- (obsolete) An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- alligation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
[edit]Errant spelling of allegation.
Noun
[edit]alligation
- Misspelling of allegation.