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compagination|kəmˌpædʒɪˈneɪʃən|
[ad. L. compāginātiōn-em, n. of action f. compāginā-re: see prec. and -tion.]
The action of compaginating; a compaginated condition or structure.
1646Brinsley Araignment 64 The word [καταρτισµένοι] properly signifieth Compagination, when the parts of a thing are aptly joyned together. 1650Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. (ed. 2) 49 The entire or broken compagination of the magneticall fabrick under it. 1655Jer. Taylor Unum Necess. v. §3 (R.) The body of sin, a compagination of many parts and members. a1691Boyle Wks. II. 578 (R.) Concerning the unequal compagination of icy islands. 1843W. Noble Swedenborg's Heav. & Hell (1851) 85 The nervous fibres, by compagination of which all the parts..are formed. 1883Contemp. Rev. June 824 The compagination of that miraculous structure, the human body. |