col·li·ga·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin colligation-, colligatio, from colligatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1.: connection, conjunction 2.: the act or process of colligating < the truth emerges spontaneously and directly from a sufficiently thorough colligation of particular instances — Times Literary Supplement >