alligation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”).

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